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E. E. Cummings holds the reputation as one of the most notable post war artists. Known for his unique uses of grammar and typographical form Cumming’s possesses an ability to create messages and themes in his poetry that is unlike the work of any other poet. Through the use of typographical structure,end-stopped lines, and consonance E.E. Cummings transports his readers into his poems, allowing them to feel what is going on as if they were there. Cummings’ poems she being Brand, next to god of…

Ever heard of Ezra Pound's?Well he is one of the most famous poets. In the poems i have read are mostly depressing and sad and it was all based off of his past and things he's went through. It was pretty much all based on his up and downs throughout life. Ezra Pound's has published many poems and they have all became really popular. Para. 1,~Ezra was shaped into the poet he is now by many things that happened in his past before he died. Ezra pound´s became mentally ill and depressed at a young…

Choosing Normal Robert Frost was not a die-hard socialist or a flaming romanticist. He wrote poetry for most of his life. He was, at the end of his long life, one of the most honored poets of his time. He is the most widely read of the American poets. Frost’s poetry is masterfully crafted and well loved through out the world. His poetry was written to enjoy, not to protest or make a point. Robert Frost was not a tortured, soulful poet, living in a dark attic, writing his verse on scraps of…

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…

Poetry has the ability to be portrayed hundreds of different ways based on the reader, making it simple to find similarities and differences in the writing. Whether it is based on the style the author has or the metaphors they use. They may use similar tone or convey a specific message that differs through their work. Desert Places and Stopping by Woods are both written by the same man, Robert Frost, and though there is some correlation between these two pieces, there is also plenty of diversity…

The Poetic Story of Robert Frost How many people can write a poem about the world ending, and still make it sound beautiful? Robert Frost was an American poet, whose work is still well known to this day. Throughout Robert Frost’s life, he faced many challenges, but was still able to gain inspiration and become one of the most memorable American poets. Robert Lee Frost was born on March 26, 1874, in San Francisco (Wooten 11). Robert Frost had a troubled childhood. His parents separated when he…

followed the Industrial Revolution, up to World War I and its aftermath.” Furthermore, it “was a re-evaluation of the assumptions and aesthetic values of their predecessors.” As Modernism began, many writers including T.S. Eliot, William Butler Yeats, and Ezra Pound began creating poems with this new, innovative style. One such writer, Wallace Stevens, shows an example of the new styles and innovations used in Modernist poetry. According to Paul Mariani, Stevens began writing poems while in…

Introduction Throughout the twentieth century and beyond there has been a clear correlation between literary theory and scientific philosophical enquiry. Both have become intrinsically linked with each other, with this direct and complicated relationship being most evident in the field of poetry and poetic theory. Within this field there has been a continued but arguably fractured questioning of this enduring relationship. I propose that there have been within the modern age two main lines of…

Is Yeats a good poet? - Angélique Dongo Yeats' excellency is clearly portrayed in his poems. His work is full of vivid, descriptive imagery and deeply analised personal feelings and strong political opinions which are evident in Lake Isle of Innisfree, Wild Swans at Coole, September 1913, Easter 1916 and Sailing to Byzantium. eats believed that art and politics were intrinsically linked and used his writing to express his attitudes toward Irish politics, as well as to educate his readers about…

“The Unknown Citizen,” written by W. H. Auden, is a poem that describes the life of man lived a life that most people would see as ideal. The man illustrated by this poem did what society expected him to do which resulted in a model life. This poem, however, can be seen in more than one way. Some may see the story in the poem as a description of a man who had an unfulfilling life because he did only what was expected of him. Instead of trying something new, exploring the world, or making a…