Ezra Pound's poem "In a Station of the Metro" reads: "The apparition of these faces in the crowd;/ Petals on a wet, black bough." Which of the following statements best characterizes this poem ?
Correct answer: C. It plays with the relationship between the social, natural, and supernatural worlds.
- A. It seeks to diminish the distance between society and nature.
- B. It seeks to amplify the distance between society and nature.
- C. It plays with the relationship between the social, natural, and supernatural worlds.
- D. It evokes the beauty of a pastoral scene.
Explanation
The poem merges human faces with natural petals and introduces the uncanny word “apparition,” so it links social, natural, and supernatural registers. It neither simply separates society from nature nor presents an ordinary pastoral scene.
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