The Persophone Poems (#2) Comments

These are the love poems of Hades chronicling his relationship with Persephone, the daughter of Demeter. All the old stories seem to tell the tale from the perspective of the "wronged" parties, Persephone and Demeter.It is time, therefore, to hear from Hades himself.This is his story.

Hades tells his tale in anacreontic poetry.The characteristic Anacreontic stanza consists of four lines, rhyming abab.Each line is comprised of three trochaic feet with one long syllable added at the end of each line: _U/ _U/ _U/ _. (four feet) .
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