Why did ezra pound reduce "in a station of the metro" from 30 lines to two?
he wanted to emulate victorian poetry.
he wanted to make the poem more concise and direct.
he was trying to imitate short romantic poetry.
he feared no one would read the poem if it was long.

B. He wanted to make the poem more concise and direct

Ezra Pound reduced "In a Station of the Metro" from 30 lines to two because he wanted to make the poem more concise and direct.

Pound originally wrote a 30 line poem about his experience in a Paris metro station. However, he threw this version in the trash because he didn't like it. Later he tried writing a shorter poem, but it also ended up in the trash. After reading Japanese haikus, he was inspired to write the two-lined version. It is now one of the most read poems, mostly because it is so short.

"facing the rising sun of our new day begun

let us march on till victory is won.",

because the rising sun is a symbol of hope.

- "despite the fact that portia lives in belmont and has many suitors, bassanio believes that he can win her heart. bassanio plans on overcoming his financial obstacles by borrowing money from antonio to travel to belmont. he then plans on marrying portia and becoming wealthy enough to pay off his debts."