Analysis of Meditatio
Ezra Pound 1885 (Hailey) – 1972 (Venice)
When I carefully consider the curious habits of dogs
I am compelled to conclude
That man is the superior animal.
When I consider the curious habits of man
I confess, my friend, I am puzzled.
| Scheme | XXX XX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 1110001001001011 1101101 11100100100 1101001001011 101111110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 191 |
| Words | 37 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 5 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 76 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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