Edgar Lee Masters

ENG-232-ND1 16 October 2017 Edgar Lee Masters Edgar Lee Masters was a famous American poet/lawyer. His works were part of the new writing movement known as the Modernist. His most popular work, Spoon River Anthology, gained a lot of support as well as criticism from the general public and other writers. His new and untraditional way of writing caused more conservatives to become angered by his writing do to the scandalous ideas. Masters is a major American writer that left a lasting impact on literature. Edgar Lee Masters was born on August 23rd, 1868 in Garnett, Kansas (Primeau). He was the son of a lawyer father, Hardin W. Masters, and a librarian mother, Emma Dexter Masters. His family…

In the poem, “George Gray,” Edgar Lee Masters demonstrates the theme of regret versus courage through symbolism. For example, a strong use of the literary device, symbolism, is displayed when the narrator states, “The marble which was once chiseled for me -” (2). In this statement, the marble represents the author’s tombstone, which was set in stone from the start. Masters is trying to portray his regret within the choice of fulfilling a meaningless life. In addition, another example resembling…

sleeping on the hill,” these words by Edgar Lee Master set the stage for a beautifully written and insightful piece of literature. Every epitaph is written with its own personality and motif. These different motifs are; regret, peace through death, guilt, life, and equality. With many of the epitaphs being about death, many of the people in the epitaphs look back with regret. With a large portion of the poems being about regret, there are some that show the theme much better than others.…

From the Spoon River Anthology, the poem "Minerva Jones" by Edgar Lee Masters, in the epitaph, the speaker introduced a woman named Minerva Jones who is a poetess. Assuming by the speaker, "Hooted at, jeered at by the Yahoos of the street" Minerva Jones is not quite admired by folks, she is mocked and insulted by others. It is indisputable that Minerva Jones had a rocky relationship with others. Throughout the text, the speaker not only discusses but mentions others involved in her tragic…

In Edgar Lee Masters’ poem “Minerva Jones,” Minerva Jones is someone who has been taken advantage of physically, picked on for her figure and the way she walks. Nonetheless, she had a gentle soul and loved writing poetry. Butch Weldy raped her brutally and took her to get an illegal abortion, she did not question it or fight back, but because the doctor did not have the proper skills for an abortion, ending her life short. However, before Minerva Jones died, she felt it was her right to tell her…

In the poem "Minerva Jones" by Edgar Lee Masters, we learn that the individual is treated very badly by the other villagers due to her "weird features", it has been revealed to me that people will tend to treat people, that aren't considered normal, very badly. The people that this person is talking about is the population of the village,and evidence that shows this is "the village poetess, Hooted at, jeered at by the Yahoos of the street". At the time, Masters may have seen that in small-town…

In the poem "Minerva Jones", by Edgar Lee Masters talks about how Minerva Jones died in the hands of a doctor. People hooting at her while she walks down the street. Minerva Jones is describe as a heavy body, cocked-eye, and rolling walk girl. What i learned about this individual was that she was named called for just walking down the streets. The people she talks about are the people who were hooting at her and the doctor that they left her with. She was left on her own fate with a doctor name…

Love,Life, And Liberty “A discussion on the theme of life in, Spoon River Anthology” There are many reasons and themes in spoon river. The 3 poems I picked had many life events that would go hand in hand in what happens in life of present day. My favorite 3 was Constance Hately, Kindsey Keene, and Benjamine Lantier. All of these poems were about important life events. Some were very good others were very poor. In all of these poems they prove what life is like and how beautiful but also go…

Kylin Munger Intro to Literature Poetry Analysis Due: 2-23-18 Poetry Analysis: “Daddy” and “How Do I Love Thee” Sylvia Plath was an author in the Modern Era in which she wrote her poem entitled “Daddy” (Plath). In her poem, Plath reflects the Modern Era in which her attitude and words convey the relationship she had with her father. The second author, Elizabeth Barrett Browning with her poem, “How Do I Love Thee” (Barrett Browning) was a poet in the Victorian Era. Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s…

The Time I Got Stitches The worst thing that’s happened to me in my life was the time I had to get stitches. It was the summer of 2012. The weather was warm, but the wind was blazing. My cousin and I, who happened to live next door to each other in our old apartments were playing volleyball in the middle of the street, while our family were in the house hanging out. The ball we used was not hard so it could move with the wind. There were another set of apartments which everyone called the…