Analysis of De Coenatione Micae
Robert Louis Stevenson 1850 (Edinburgh) – 1894 (Vailima, Samoa)
LOOK round: You see a little supper room;
But from my window, lo! great Caesar's tomb!
And the great dead themselves, with jovial breath
Bid you be merry and remember death.
| Scheme | AABB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 1111010101 1111011101 00110111001 1111000101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 178 |
| Words | 33 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 135 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 31 |
Font size:
Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 10 sec read
- 117 Views
4 fans
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"De Coenatione Micae" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 30 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/31562/de-coenatione-micae>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this Robert Louis Stevenson poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In