Analysis of I Went
Constantine P. Cavafy 1863 (Alexandria) – 1933 (Alexandria)
I was not bound. I let myself go completely; went
To those indulgences, half actual,
And half were turned about in my own brain;
Went into the illuminated night;
And drank strong wines, as when
The champions of pleasure drink strong wine.
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| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111111110101 1101001100 0101010111 101001001 011111 0100110111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 241 |
| Words | 44 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6 |
| Lines Amount | 6 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 189 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 42 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 22, 2023
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