Analysis of Salutation
Ezra Pound 1885 (Hailey) – 1972 (Venice)
O generation of the thoroughly smug
and thoroughly uncomfortable,
I have seen fishermen picnicking in the sun,
I have seen them with untidy families,
I have seen their smiles full of teeth
and heard ungainly laughter.
And I am happier than you are,
And they were happier than I am;
And the fish swim in the lake
and do not even own clothing.
| Scheme | ABCDEFGHIJ |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (20%) |
| Metre | 1010101001 010001000 1111001001 11111010100 11111111 0101010 011100111 010100111 0011001 01110110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 358 |
| Words | 65 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 272 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 63 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 03, 2023
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