Question

What made the poet proclaim Ernest was the stone face ?

Answer 1

The poet was impressed by the simplicity and greatness of Ernest.Also when clouds appeared on the stone face it was looking similar to Ernest.

Answer 2

The poet proclaim Ernest was the stone face

• Earnest's life and demeanor, the poet felt, were a nobler strain of poetry than his own.
• The poet saw striking parallels between the hazy white clouds surrounding the Great Stone Face and Earnest's white hair around his brows.
• As a result of all of this, the poet declared Earnest to be the Stone Face himself.