Ité
Ezra Pound 1885 (Hailey) – 1972 (Venice)
Go, my songs, seek your praise from the young
and from the intolerant,
Move among the lovers of perfection alone.
Seek ever to stand in the hard Sophoclean light
And take you wounds from it gladly.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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| Scheme | ABCDE |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 205 |
| Words | 38 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5 |
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