Analysis of Theophilos Palaiologos
Constantine P. Cavafy 1863 (Alexandria) – 1933 (Alexandria)
This is the last year, this the last
of the Greek emperors. And, alas,
how sadly those around him talk.
Kyr Theophilos Palaiologos
in his grief, in his despair, says:
'I would rather die than live.'
Ah, Kyr Theophilos Palaiologos,
how much of the pathos, the yearning of our race,
how much weariness-
such exhaustion from injustice and persecution-
your six tragic words contained.
Scheme | ABCBDEBFGHI |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11011101 101100001 11010111 111 01101011 1110111 1111 1110100101101 11100 101010100010 1110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 379 |
Words | 67 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 11 |
Lines Amount | 11 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 300 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 64 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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