Analysis of Greek from Ancient Times
Constantine P. Cavafy 1863 (Alexandria) – 1933 (Alexandria)
Antioch is proud of its splendid buildings,
its beautiful streets, the lovely countryside around it,
its teeming population;
proud too of its glorious kings, its artists
and sages, its very rich
yet prudent merchants. But far more
than all this, Antioch is proud to be a city
Greek from ancient times, related to Argos
through Ione, founded by Argive colonists
in honor of Inachos' daughter.
| Scheme | ABCDEFGADH |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) |
| Metre | 1011111010 1100101010011 110010 11111001110 0101101 11010111 111101111010 1110101011 10101011100 0101110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 390 |
| Words | 67 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 315 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 65 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 23, 2023
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