Analysis of Proletarian Poet

William Carlos Williams 1883 (Rutherford) – 1963 (Rutherford)



A big young bareheaded woman
in an apron

Her hair slicked back standing
on the street

One stockinged foot toeing
the sidewalk

Her shoe in her hand. Looking
intently into it

She pulls out the paper insole
to find the nail

That has been hurting her


Scheme AA BX BX BX CC X
Poetic Form
Metre 011110 0110 011110 101 11110 01 0100110 010011 1110101 1101 111100
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 244
Words 48
Sentences 2
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1
Lines Amount 11
Letters per line (avg) 18
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 33
Words per stanza (avg) 8
Font size:
 

Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

14 sec read
135

William Carlos Williams

William Carlos Williams was a Latino-American poet closely associated with modernism and imagism. more…

All William Carlos Williams poems | William Carlos Williams Books

6 fans

Discuss this William Carlos Williams poem analysis with the community:

0 Comments

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Proletarian Poet" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Mar. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/39688/proletarian-poet>.

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    March 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    3
    days
    5
    hours
    1
    minute

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Browse Poetry.com

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    "Now I become myself. It's taken time, many years and places."
    A W.H. Auden
    B May Sarton
    C Robert Frost
    D Rita Dove