A Song Of The Degrees Comments

In my opinion the key to harvesting any kind of information from this poem lie in the interpretation of “the glass”. I believe “the glass” is Mr. pound’s way of symbolising anything that appears pretty and transparent, perhaps aimed more specifically at theism(Christianity) . With this in mind the first stanza is a declaration meaning: life should be lived with scars, and I(Ezra) don’t want to leave the word without any. In the second stanza Ezra explains that he has seen many things while living on earth but all are described with sharp hues and shades – none of it is transparent(like glass) . Finally, he concludes in the third stanza that although it appears clear and honest, glass bends light iridescently and thus should not be trusted. I think the questions “Why am I warned? Why am I sent away? ” are directed at the church or faith in general.. Hope this helps although I am three years late :)

In my opinion the key to harvesting any kind of information from this poem lie in the interpretation of “the glass”. I believe “the glass” is Mr. pound’s way of symbolising anything that appears pretty and transparent, perhaps aimed more specifically at theism(Christianity) . With this in mind the first stanza is a declaration meaning: life should be lived with scars, and I(Ezra) don’t want to leave the word without any. In the second stanza Ezra explains that he has seen many things while living on earth but all are described with sharp hues and shades – none of it is transparent(like glass) . Finally, he concludes in the third stanza that although it appears clear and honest, glass bends light iridescently and thus should not be trusted. I think the questions “Why am I warned? Why am I sent away? ” are directed at the church or faith in general.. Hope this helps although I am three years late :)