Analysis of Julian Seeing Contempt
Constantine P. Cavafy 1863 (Alexandria) – 1933 (Alexandria)
"Observing, then, that there is great contempt for the gods
among us"—he says in his solemn way.
Contempt. But what did he expect?
Let him organize religion as much as he liked,
write to the High Priest of Galatia as much as he liked,
or to others of his kind, inciting them, giving instructions.
His friends weren't Christians; that much was certain.
But even so they couldn't play
as he could (brought up a Christian)
with a new religious system,
ludicrous in both theory and application.
They were, after all, Greeks. Nothing in excess, Augustus.
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Metre | 0101111101101 0111101101 01111101 111001011111 110111111111 1110111010110010 11101011110 11011101 11111010 10101010 10001100010 1010111001010 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 548 |
Words | 97 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 12 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 429 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 95 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 14, 2023
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