This is an analysis of the poem Dans Un Omnibus De Londres that begins with:

Les yeux d'une morte
M'ont salué,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXaXbXXbXb bXbXaXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,15,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 110 10111010 111101110 1110 1101111110 110011 10 10 11111010111101 1 111011110 111110010011 0110 111110100 11000 1101001 11100 10 11100 11101 1111010 111001110 111 1111101 100 11 1 10101010 11011 1000 1111 110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 239
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Dans Un Omnibus De Londres;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Ezra Pound