The following questions refer to the poem 'O espelho', by Oswald de Andrade. 2 The poem describes a young man's physical appearance. a) What is the...

The following questions refer to the poem 'O espelho', by Oswald de Andrade. 2 The poem describes a young man's physical appearance. a) What is the young man's hair like? b) In what other way, still in the second stanza, is the young man's physique indicated? c) Among the following adjectives, which ones could be used to describe the young man's beauty: restricted, impressive, average, banal, superior, extraordinary, modest? d) How is it shown in the text that the other human character on the scene is unimportant? 3 The mirror is the main character of the narrative because the narrated actions have an impact on it. a) What change occurs in the mirror? Why does it happen? b) How did the poet humanize the mirror? c) What is the first hint of the importance of this object? d) Copy the words or expressions that characterize the mirror. e) Why is it important to indicate the antiquity of the mirror? f) And why is it relevant to indicate its location? 4 The narrative shows that a banal situation had a fantastic effect, out of the ordinary. a) What common action was narrated? b) Is there a contrastive relationship between this common action and the fantastic effect? What word was used to introduce the contrasting idea? c) The fifth stanza (longer than the previous ones) is built by two blocks of ideas. What punctuation mark separates them? d) These blocks configure two different moments. I. What verb forms show actions from a more remote past? II. What verb forms indicate an ongoing action? e) What words or expressions are related to each of these verb groups? The rhyme 5 Observe the form of the poem. a) How many stanzas does it have? b) How many verses are there in each stanza? c) In the last verse, there is an internal rhyme. Which words rhyme? d) Read the fifth stanza aloud. In your opinion, what is the effect of this rhyme in the last verse?

2. The poem describes a young man's physical appearance.
a) What is the young man's hair like?
b) In what other way, still in the second stanza, is the young man's physique indicated?
c) Among the following adjectives, which ones could be used to describe the young man's beauty: restricted, impressive, average, banal, superior, extraordinary, modest?
d) How is it shown in the text that the other human character on the scene is unimportant?
3. The mirror is the main character of the narrative because the narrated actions have an impact on it.
a) What change occurs in the mirror? Why does it happen?
b) How did the poet humanize the mirror?
c) What is the first hint of the importance of this object?
d) Copy the words or expressions that characterize the mirror.
e) Why is it important to indicate the antiquity of the mirror?
f) And why is it relevant to indicate its location?
4. The narrative shows that a banal situation had a fantastic effect, out of the ordinary.
a) What common action was narrated?
b) Is there a contrastive relationship between this common action and the fantastic effect? What word was used to introduce the contrasting idea?
c) The fifth stanza (longer than the previous ones) is built by two blocks of ideas. What punctuation mark separates them?
d) These blocks configure two different moments. I. What verb forms show actions from a more remote past? II. What verb forms indicate an ongoing action? e) What words or expressions are related to each of these verb groups?
5. The rhyme
a) How many stanzas does it have?
b) How many verses are there in each stanza?
c) In the last verse, there is an internal rhyme. Which words rhyme?
d) Read the fifth stanza aloud. In your opinion, what is the effect of this rhyme in the last verse?