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Read the following poem by Olavo Bilac, this important Brazilian Parnassian poet.
Parnassianism it is a literary school or an essentially poetic literary movement, contemporary with Realism-Naturalism. A period style that developed in poetry from 1850 onwards, in France, with the aim of retaking classical culture.
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From the forest in the shadowy breast,
In the green breast of the mountain,
The generous river is born,
Which is the providence of the earth.He is born humble; and, little one,
Flee in the blazing sun;
It's a trickle, so thin,
That glides without a sound.Between the stones,
It gains body, opens the way,
Already sings, already riots,
In a happy buzz.Now in the sun, which silvers it,
Everyone surrenders, smiling;
Advance, the rocks flank,
Add up, reappear.Receive other waters, come down
The slopes one by one,
The vacancies thicken, and it grows,
Climbs the boulders, and foam.Now, untamed and daring,
It transposes caves and grottoes,
conquer abysses, crash
In jumps and waterfalls.And run, gallop, full
Force; from vacancy to vacancy,
It reaches the valley, enlarges the breast,
Dig the earth, the field floods.. .It expands, opens, ingent,
For a hundred leagues, singing,
Until it finally falls,
In the vast bosom of the sea.. .But in triumphant majesty
From this victorious march,
how much love, how much kindness
In your generous soul!Every step I took
the noble river, happy
Another tree created,
Giving life to a root.How many gifts and how many
Alms along the way!
Quenched the plants' thirst
And the birds' thirst.. .Source of strength and abundance,
It was good, it was health and bread:
It gave the cities freshness,
Fertility in the hinterland.. .And a noble healthy example
In its waters it is closed;
We must be like the river,
What is the providence of the earth:Blessed is he who is strong,
And unaware of the rancor,
And instead of serving death,
Love life, and serve Love!
| sprout: noise, noise |
| caves: cave, grotto |
| greyhound: advances, climbs, jumps over. |
| grotto: deep depression that lies between mountains with sharply uneven relief. |
| indomitable: troublesome, invincible, superb |
| vacancy: everything that resembles the shape or movement of waves. |
| ingent: big, unrestrained, very strong |
| boulders: big rock cliff |
| shadowy: dark, shaded |
| flank: follow beside, go around |
olavo bilac (1865 – 1918) is the author of the lyrics of the Anthem to the National Flag. He was one of the propagandists of abolition, closely linked to José do Patrocínio. In addition to holding various public positions in the state of Rio de Janeiro and former Guanabara, he was in favor of obligatory military service, which he considered a form of expression of love.
Considered the greatest Brazilian Parnassian name, he was one of the founders of the Brazilian Academy of Letters. Correctness of language, rigor of form and spontaneity are the main characteristics of his verses.
From the forest in the shadowy breast,
In the green breast of the mountain,
The generous river is born,
Which is the providence of the earth.
Olav Bilac, like other important Parnassian poets, he often employed the construction figure called hyperbatic, which consists in the inversion of the natural order of the terms of the clause.
“The generous river_______
Every step I took
the noble river, happy
Another tree created,
Giving life to a root.
“The noble river _______
2. In the poem “The river”, the I lyre:
a) is mainly about the humility of a river
b) highlights only two qualities of the river: generosity and humility
c) draws the reader's attention to the example of the river that should be followed by human beings: loving life and serving love.
d) its main purpose is to show the boldness of the river.
e) compares the actions of a river with that of a kind and righteous human being
3. In the following lines, explain the importance of the last stanza of the poem, in view of the topic dealt with.
4. The river is called, in the word read “the providence of the earth”. Which of the following excerpts exemplifies this statement:
a) Advance, the rocks flank.
b) Source of strength and plenty, it was good, it was health and bread
c) And runs, gallops, full of strength
d) Between the stones it insinuates.
5. In this poem, the lyrical self reveals some of the phases a river passes through. Number the parentheses, in order to reorder these phases, according to the poem read:
( ) It expands and becomes big, very strong.
( ) Then it gains body and gains path
( ) Receives other waters and grows.
( ) Sea water joins
( ) The river is born like a river of water, very thin.
( ) It reaches the valley and enlarges the breast.
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