The White Stag
The White Stag - meaning Summary
Hunting Fame as White Stag
Pound presents a brief, striking image of a hunt for the white stag as a metaphor for fame. The poem contrasts the hunters' relentless chase with the stag's aloofness and the dawn landscape. The animal's eyes are compared to a maid's, suggesting beauty and desire that do not yield to human longing. The closing cry summons the world to join a pursuit that is both communal and ultimately elusive.
Read Complete AnalysesI ha' seen them 'mid the clouds on the heather. Lo! they pause not for love nor for sorrow, Yet their eyes are as the eyes of a maid to her lover, When the white hart breaks his cover And the white wind breaks the morn. ‘'Tis the white stag, Fame, we're a-hunting, Bid the world's hounds come to horn!’
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