Analysis of Of The Shop
Constantine P. Cavafy 1863 (Alexandria) – 1933 (Alexandria)
He wrapped them carefully, neatly
in costly green silk.
Roses of ruby, lilies of pearl,
violets of amethyst. As he himself judged,
as he wanted them, they look beautiful to him; not as he saw
or studied them in nature. He will leave them in the safe,
a sample of his daring and skillful craft.
When a buyer enters the shop
he takes from the cases other wares and sells -- superb jewels --
bracelets, chains, necklaces, and rings.
| Scheme | XX XX XX XX XX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Couplet |
| Metre | 11110010 01011 101101011 100110011011 1110111100111111 11010101111001 01011100101 10101001 111010101010110 10110001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 437 |
| Words | 81 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 66 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 16 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 31, 2023
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