Philhellene by Constantine P. Cavafy: poem analysis

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

Make sure the engraving is done skillfully.
The expression serious, majestic....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXaXXXbcXddXebaXeXeXca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001001100 0010100010 010110001110 1111110101 0010110001 100101010 1110010010011 11110111010101 101101110 10101010101 110101010 0111110100 10011111001 11010011000 1011000000100100 1110010 0110101011011 10110101100 11101010100101 10010100101 101101101 1011010100 110011010011 11111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1068
  • Average number of words per stanza: 172
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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; and is repeated.

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

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

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

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