E. E. Cummings

E.E. Cummings was one of the most original artists of the twentieth century. He was an out-of-the box thinker who displayed uniqueness in his paintings, poetry, and playwriting. “American poet and painter who first attracted attention, in an age of literary experimentation, for his eccentric punctuation and phrasing” (Britannica 1). Although he did not receive much recognition for his works, he showed boldness and transparency as he poured himself into his work. He was daring, refreshing, and…

Although many scientists do not understand why writing clearly has the power to heal. In “Healing through the Written Word,” Cangialosi appeals to the authority of James W Pennebaker and EE Cummings to effectively prove the psychological effects of writing and reach her intended audience. She uses James W Pennebaker’s statistic to effectively reach her audience. Finally, she uses persuasive diction to convey her purpose that writing has the…

E.E. Cummings Born in October of 1894, Edward Estlin Cummings began writing poetry as the very early age of 10. With the support of his very liberal parents, e.e. was encouraged to develop his writing and explore his creative gifts. (Nicholas Everett, Modern American Poetry, 1994) Among writing poetry, Cummings was an avid painter, studying art in Paris after the First World War. Cummings was married three times, his first marriage ended in divorce and his former wife took their young daughter…

The author E.E. Cummings was best known for his odd way of mixing up his words and spelling in his way of writing like in particular. “anyone lived in a pretty how town” what will be looked into is his form of Tones, Symbols, as well as his imagery. “anyone lived in a pretty how town” meaning that the person anyone he could live in this town because anyone including himself could live in this town Mr. Cummings sets the tone that there is nothing different or unique about the people or this…

“If” by E. E. Cummings, then you may remember theses crazy allusions. Cummings is not trying to confuse your brain, however, he is simply making an observation on possibilities of the future or the notion of there is no perfect world. My perspective of the poem is that if things were different, then we wouldn’t be who we are and in a perfect world, humans will just find wrong in it anyway. There are only three stanzas in this poem and they are all very similar, but in the first stanza Cummings…

like figuring out their partner for the rest or his or her life. In "since feeling is first" by E.E Cummings, the reader could see that the author strongly believes an individual should go about making life decisions by using more of the emotional method than the logical method. The reader is able…

Edward Estlin Cummings who is also known as E.E Cummings was an American poet. He also was many other things such as a painter, essayist, an author and a wrote many plays. E.E Cummings poem “Since feeling is first” published in 1926, is a short lyric that includes punctuation that is unpredictable, unconventional syntax which was a style that, Cummings used as his trademark for most of his writing. The short lyric is very seductive, and implies that passion that is felt so strongly overrides the…

story “The Deer at Providencia” Annie Dillard writes about a woman see a deer suffer, and later on in the story, compares it to a man who burned his face twice. E.E Cummings shows irony through the warriors and Annie Dillard shows irony through the Deer and Alan, and they both show irony in their situations with god. In Cummings poem, the warriors thin they are going to be respected as heroes, but the author writes otherwise. At the beginning of the poem he reads like one of those normal…

things sometimes take second attempts to be achieved. In E. E. Cummings’ poem “she being Brand,” he describes, what appears to be his first attempt, in taking a new car out for a drive and breaking it in. Cummings’ poem is sexually motivated, his tone reflects male dominance, using symbolism and metaphors to transforms his car into a sex act with an inexperienced woman. The title of the poem “she being Brand” gives readers the idea that Cummings’ might be speaking about a female. He also shows…

Cummings has a beautiful understanding of the world around him which is evident through all of his works, but through this poem in particular. His claim that most people are too busy with themselves to find true love, is a problem I myself also believe when it comes to the lives we as human beings live. Cummings may have written this poem in 1940, but seventy-eight years later, the message still applies. If you were to take a step back from your daily life and look around, it’s easy to see that…