Analysis of The Dancing Socrates

Julian Tuwim 1894 (Łódź) – 1953 (Zakopane)



I roast in the sun, old wretch...
I lie, and yawn, I stretch.
Old am I, but full of pep:
When I take a slug from the cup
I sing.
My ancient bones bask in the sun's glow,
And my curly, wise, grey head.
In that wise head, like woods in spring
Hums and hums a wiser wine.
Eternal thoughts flow and flow,
Like time.


Scheme AABCDEFDGEH
Poetic Form
Metre 1100111 110111 1111111 11101101 11 110110011 0110111 01111101 1010101 0101101 11
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 309
Words 67
Sentences 7
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 11
Lines Amount 11
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 228
Words per stanza (avg) 65
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Julian Tuwim

Julian Tuwim, known also under the pseudonym "Oldlen" when writing song lyrics, was a Polish poet of Jewish descent, born in Łódź, Congress Poland. more…

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