Analysis of On His Own Face In A Glass
Ezra Pound 1885 (Hailey) – 1972 (Venice)
O strange face there in the glass!
O ribald company, O saintly host,
O sorrow-swept my fool,
What answer? O ye myriad
That strive? and play and pass,
Jest, challenge, counterlie!
I? I? I?
And ye?
| Scheme | ABCDACEF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111001 1101001101 110111 11011100 110101 1101 111 01 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 196 |
| Words | 38 |
| Sentences | 9 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 145 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 36 |
Font size:
Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 11 sec read
- 84 Views
37 fans
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"On His Own Face In A Glass" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 9 Jun 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/13312/on-his-own-face-in-a-glass>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this Ezra Pound poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In