Analysis of The Cloak
Ezra Pound 1885 (Hailey) – 1972 (Venice)
Thou keep'st thy rose-leaf
Till the rose-time will be over,
Think'st thou that Death will kiss thee?
Think'st thou that the Dark House
Will find thee such a lover
As I? Will the new roses miss thee?
Prefer my cloak unto the cloak of dust
'Neath which the last year lies,
For thou shouldst more mistrust
Time than my eyes.
| Scheme | XABXAB CDCD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (40%) |
| Metre | 111111 10111110 11111111 1111011 1111010 111011011 0111100111 110111 111101 1111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 320 |
| Words | 62 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 125 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 28, 2023
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