M. Pom-pom
M. Pom-pom - meaning Summary
Mocking Commerce and War
Pound’s short verse satirically portrays M. Pom-Pom as a profiteer of war, shuttling between battlefield and senate to sell cannons. The poem mixes languages and tones to mock political and commercial collusion, reducing grand institutions to transactions. Repetition and blunt phrases emphasize cynicism toward those who benefit from violence, and the speaker exposes the moral grotesqueness of selling weapons for profit during conflict.
Read Complete AnalysesM. Pom-POM allait en guerre Per vendere cannoni Mon beau grand frère Ne peut plus voir Per vendere cannoni. M. Pom-POM est au sénat Per vendere cannoni Pour vendre des canons Pour vendre des canons To sell the god damn'd frogs A few more canon,
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