This is an analysis of the poem Uma Impressão De D. Juan that begins with:
Gastei no amor vinte anos — os melhores,
Da minha vida pródiga: esbanjei-os...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaXX XXaX XXbXbbb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,7,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 101101101100 11010101001 11001101100 10010100011 101000101000 1000101001 10011001101 1100101101100 10100010100 101000101000 110101110110 110111011110 11010010010 11010001010110
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
- Average number of words per stanza: 24
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; de is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words quanta, e are repeated.
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