Of the 8 poems assigned this week, I believe “Grass” by Carl Sandburg used words most effectively to tell a story. The story is very unique because it is told from the viewpoint of grass. This use of personification helps tell the story of the humanlike qualities that the grass has, such as a work ethic and ideas. In the first stanza, the grass makes references to Austerlitz and Waterloo which were two bloody wars in the early nineteenth century that unfortunately caused a lot of deaths. The tone is set immediately because the grass seems to have no remorse and is very straightforward. Then, the grass then says that it covers “all.” The grass wants to do its work. In the second stanza, the grass continues to list other infamous battlefields
