Analysis Of Gladly Beyond By Ee Cummings

E. E. Cummings is not the traditional poet who follows in the footsteps of others. Experimentation with grammatical and linguistic rules enticed him to create his own distinctive writing style. “somewhere I have never travlled,gladly beyond” is written in response to two of his brief marriages which left him in a state of having experienced the highs and lows of love. Throughout the poem, E. E. Cummings utilizes imagery that relates to the senses and unconventional syntax. This enables him to convey the notion that love is a fragile entity that is heightened through physical experiences, rather than an abstract idea that is constructed in one's head. As the poem progresses, he describes the effects that love has on him, transitioning from destroying …show more content…
It is known that a child’s health and emotions rely on the loving touch of a mother. So, if a child experiences a mother’s love through touching, then one must assume that the same applies to other relationships among people. Cummings depicts this through the repetition of images of hands. Line 8, “though I have closed myself as finger,” depicts an image of a fist being made. When a fist is made, it is incapable of holding on to someone else’s hand. Furthermore, it is a physical expression that represents the enclosing of oneself due to a failed love. Cummings ends this poem by saying, “nobody,not even the rain, has such small hands.” This references back to the flower imagery in the previous verses. Individual rain drops are able to supply the rose with enough water to survive. In this line, the hands relate to the physical interactions that have been repeated throughout the poem, such as “frail gesture” and “slightest look.” By looking at the overall picture, just as the rose needs the rain to survive, love relies on those interactions in order to thrive or …show more content…
Eyes cannot touch, nor speak, but do have the ability to relate to the other all that is intended. This is what Cummings means in line 2 when he says, “your eyes have their silence.” They contain the power of talking without saying a word. He ties in this concept in the last verse by saying “the voice of your eyes is deeper than all roses” (line 19). Typically, roses symbolize love in numerous works. The symbolic nature of these items is usually constructed in one’s head. Therefore, Cummings portrays the eyes as a physical concept that is more sustainable and compelling when experiencing love, than the illusive nature of thinking about concept of