This is an analysis of the poem Caesarion that begins with:

Partly to verify an era,
partly also to pass the time,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: abcdXeeefg agXc XffdghXfXhbcaXfX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,4,16,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100101110 10100101 111110010 0101010001 0100101100 1101110011110 100101010 1011010010 011001001111 101000110011000 111100101010 111101011101 1101001001100 010000101010 0111011 101001001 111011 111101110011 11011011010 111011 010010010 1110010101 1111111 11011111110 110111011 0111101111110 01010100 1110010100110 110111101 0101101010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 380
  • Average number of words per stanza: 67
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, you are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word partly is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Caesarion;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Constantine P. Cavafy