Analysis of These Fought in Any Case
Ezra Pound 1885 (Hailey) – 1972 (Venice)
These fought in any case,
and some believing
pro domo, in any case .....
Died some, pro patria,
walked eye-deep in hell
believing in old men's lies, then unbelieving
came home, home to a lie,
home to many deceits,
home to old lies and new infamy;
usury age-old and age-thick
and liars in public places.
Daring as never before, wastage as never before.
Young blood and high blood,
fair cheeks, and fine bodies;
fortitude as never before
frankness as never before,
disillusions as never told in the old days,
hysterias, trench confessions,
laughter out of dead bellies.
| Scheme | ABA CXBXXXXX CXD C CXXD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 110101 01010 110101 1111 11101 01001111010 111101 111001 111101100 10011011 01001010 1011001111001 11011 110110 1011001 1011001 111010011 11010 1011110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 557 |
| Words | 98 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 8, 3, 1, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 19 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 88 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 11, 2023
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