Analysis of Alexander By Thebes
Anna Akhmatova 1889 (Odessa) – 1966 (Moscow)
I think, the king was fierce, though young,
When he proclaimed, 'You’ll level Thebes with ground.'
And the old chief perceived this city proud,
He’d seen in times that are in sagas sung.
Set all to fire! The king listed else
The towers, the gates, the temples – rich and thriving…
But sank in thoughts, and said with lighted face,
'You just provide the Bard Home’s surviving.'
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11011111 1101110111 0011011101 1101110101 1111001101 010010101010 1101011101 1101011010 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 387 |
Words | 71 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 8 |
Lines Amount | 8 |
Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 288 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 67 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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