Carl Sandburg

Carl Sandburg’s Chicago may be widely interpreted as one man’s visualization of his city. The author’s use of a sort of ordered free verse reflects the controlled chaos within the city itself. One must be well familiarized with Chicago and all of its parts and citizens to truly understand the order of the city’s work, play, and crime. Sandburg also uses numerous adjectives and similes, which applies a sort of personal, human-like aura to this city. In the first half of the poem, Sandburg…

Carl Sandburg is considered one of the most beloved American poets of all time because he incorporated the nation’s lore within his works. He also displayed his enthusiasm for the American land and his deep admiration for the nation’s people. Many people compare his work to the works of Walt Whitman and Robert Frost because all their writings show a great deal of parallel interest in Americana (Watts). Carl Sandburg was born on January 6, 1878, in Galesburg, Illinois. His parents were two…

Carl Sandburg was one of the greatest poets of his time. He lived from January 6, 1878 to July 22, 1967 (poets.org). During this time, he received three Pulitzer Prizes. These Pulitzer Prizes were for the following, Cornhuskers (1918), Abraham Lincoln: The War Years (1939), and Complete Poems (1950). The techniques he used helped him to earn these prizes. His main techniques used to make his poetry unique and exceptional were his discussion of a wide variety of issues, showing the change in the…

‘Chicago’ Carl Sandburg The poem ‘Chicago’ by Carl Sandburg describes the city of Chicago in the United States of America, presumably at the time of writing, 1914. Sandburg is first speaking to the city, then speaking to the people who is reading the poem. Sandburg has described Chicago as a city of the big shoulders, busy and brawling. Sandburg’s deep affection for his city arises, in spite of the outsiders staring at the hard working people who colonise the city. He makes us imagine Chicago…

Among the Red Guns is a poem written by Carl Sandburg that portrays a speaker describing details of war. However, who the speaker is and what gender they are is made unclear throughout the poem. Notable in this poem is that the speaker continues to use the phrase, “dreams go on.” Sandburg uses literary devices such as imagery, tone, and repetition to help illustrate and provide information about war and its difficult aspects. Most importantly, Sandburg utilizes these literary devices in order…

leaves behind this amazing town is better than staying and knowing the dark and deep secret that the people choose to hide. Sometimes not an entire town is all act the same way. A single person can be affected differently, yet not in a negative way. Sandburg talk about, “What shall he tell that son? 'Life is hard; be steel; be a rock.' And this might stand…

Diana Kim Mrs. Awad English 12 26 February 2014 Carl Sandburg: Poet of the People As a spokesperson for average, everyday people, Carl Sandburg was a gifted poet who captured the spirit of industrial America. Sandburg, who is a son of Swedish immigrants, was born and raised in Galesburg, Illinois. Forced to go work at an early age because of poverty, Sandburg spent six years working at a variety of jobs as he attended school on an irregular basis. Although he enrolled at Lombard College, he…

Carl Sandburg was born on January 6, 1878. He was born from a poor, migrant Swedish family who struggled when they first arrived in America. He loved all different sort of things and later discovered that the fine arts and sports appealed to him. As a younger child he experienced many injustices of laborers, which later shaped his socialist beliefs. He worked from the time that he was a young boy and quit school in the eighth grade. As he grew up he bounced from job to job trying to make a…

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that was perfect for crime, or was otherwise known as the “The Corrupt City’’. Carl Sandburg was conscious of this reputation that Chicago had created for itself and was very straightforward when speaking of it. Granting all of this, Sandburg took gratification in his city. He ignored all of the other names his city was given, and instead of looking at the bad, he found all of the great aspects his city had. Carl Sandburg produced a proud and honest tone throughout his poem ‘’Chicago’’, he does…