Read “In a Station of the Metro,” by Ezra Pound. The apparition of these faces in the crowd; Petals on a wet, black bough. In th
is poem, Pound is comparing “faces in the crowd” to petals that are laying against a tree branch. drowning in the rain. withstanding a storm. floating through the night sky.
In this poem, Pound is comparing "faces in the crowd" to petals that are laying against a tree branch. This is exactly what he says in the poem - "petals on a wet, black bough." A bough is the main branch of a tree, so this is definitely the only appropriate answer in this case. He wants to say that people resemble these petals.
In this poem, Pound is comparing "faces in the crowd" to petals that are laying against a tree branch.
This is exactly what he says in the poem - "petals on a wet, black bough." A bough is the main branch of a tree, so this is definitely the only appropriate answer in this case. He wants to say that people resemble these petals.
Johnny clearly states that he thinks fighting is no good so it can't be A. Answer C is irrelevant, and Johnny never said anything about violence so its not D.
