Analysis of One Night
Constantine P. Cavafy 1863 (Alexandria) – 1933 (Alexandria)
The room was penurious and common,
Hidden over a disreputable tavern,
The alley could be seen from the window,
Unclean and narrow. From below
Came the voices of a few workmen
Who were playing cards and having a good time.
There on the vulgar on the humble bed
I had the body of love, I had the lips,
The sensuous, the rosy lips of wine,
Rosy with such a wine, that even now
Here as I write, after so many years,
In my solitary house, I am drunk again.
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Metre | 011100010 101000100010 0101111010 01010101 101010110 10101010011 1101010101 11010111101 0100010111 1011011101 1111101101 01100111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 448 |
Words | 91 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 175 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 45 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 22, 2023
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