Analysis of To Call up the Shades
Constantine P. Cavafy 1863 (Alexandria) – 1933 (Alexandria)
One candle is enough. Its gentle light
will be more suitable, will be more gracious
when the Shades arrive, the Shades of Love.
One candle is enough. Tonight the room
should not have too much light. In deep reverie,
all receptiveness, and with the gentle light—
in this deep reverie I will form visions
to call up the Shades, the Shades of Love.
| Scheme | AXB XXAXB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1101011101 11110011110 101010111 1101010101 11111101100 11010101 01110011110 111010111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 349 |
| Words | 65 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 5 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 136 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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