Analysis of Ionic

Constantine P. Cavafy 1863 (Alexandria) – 1933 (Alexandria)



That we've broken their statues,
that we've driven them out of their temples,
doesn't mean at all that the gods are dead.
O land of Ionia, they're still in love with you,
their souls still keep your memory.
When an August dawn wakes over you,
your atmosphere is potent with their life,
and sometimes a young ethereal figure
indistinct, in rapid flight,
wings across your hills.


Scheme ABCDEDFGHI
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 111011 1110111110 1011110111 1111110111 11111100 111011101 110110111 00101010010 0010101 10111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 376
Words 68
Sentences 4
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 10
Lines Amount 10
Letters per line (avg) 30
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 297
Words per stanza (avg) 66
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on May 03, 2023

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Constantine P. Cavafy

Constantine P. Cavafy was a Greek poet who lived in Alexandria and worked as a journalist and civil servant. He published 154 poems; dozens more remained incomplete or in sketch form. His most important poetry was written after his fortieth birthday. more…

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