Analysis of Penelope
Penelope, how zealous
you were for twenty years
supporting the Trojan war and fending off the spears
Penelope, how faithful
you were for twenty years
while your man was dutiful and suitors gave the leers
Penelope, how valiant
you were for twenty years
holding steadfast to beliefs and conquering the fears
Penelope, how clever
you were for twenty years
unraveling webs you wove and keeping back the tears
Penelope, how patient
you were for twenty years
biding time until triumph and then taking the cheers
| Scheme | aBb xBa cBb xBx cBb |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 0100110 101101 0100101010101 0100110 101101 1111100010101 0100110 101101 101101010001 0100110 101101 0100111010101 0100110 101101 1010110011001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 491 |
| Words | 85 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 83 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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