Analysis of Tomb of Iases
Constantine P. Cavafy 1863 (Alexandria) – 1933 (Alexandria)
Iases here I lie. To whom this proud
City for youth and beauty gave much fame.
The learned wise admired me, and the crowd
Of simpletons. From both I had the same
Joy. But the Hermes and Narcissus fashion
Wasted and killed me. Traveller, you will not blame,
If Alexandrian. You know the passion
Of our life here, the pleasure and the flame.
| Scheme | ABAB CBCB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 11111111 1011010111 0110101001 11111101 11010001010 100111001111 1111010 11011010001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 340 |
| Words | 65 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 133 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 24, 2023
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