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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Written on 1952

Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified by acronimous on December 16, 2021

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Ezra Pound

Ezra Weston Loomis Pound was an American expatriate poet and critic of the early modernist movement. more…

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