Analysis of When they are roused
Constantine P. Cavafy 1863 (Alexandria) – 1933 (Alexandria)
Try to guard them, poet
However few they are that can be held.
The visions of your eroticism.
Set them, half hidden, in your phrases.
Try to hold them, poet,
when they are roused in your mind
at night, or in the noon glare.
Original Greek:
Οταν διεγείρο& #957;ται
Προ` 3;πάθησε να τα φυλάξεις, ποιητή,
ό 963;ο κι αν είναι λίγα αυτά που σταματιο& #973;νται.
Το 65; ερωτισμο& #973; σου τα οράματα.
914;αλ'τα, μισοκρυμ& #941;να, μες τες φράσεις σου.
Προσ 960;άθησε να τα κρατήσει& #962;, ποιητή,
ό 964;αν διεγείρο& #957;ται μες το μυαλό σου
την νύχτα ή μες την λάμψι του μεσημερι& #959;ύ.
Scheme | AXXXAXX XBBBBBBBB |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111110 101111111 010110100 111100110 111110 1111011 1110011 01001 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 1,665 |
Words | 288 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 9 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 54 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 432 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 52 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 11, 2023
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