Ezra

Why is E.E. cummings so interesting? Can it be because of his different way of writing? E.E. cummings was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1894, he studied at Harvard University. When he went to Paris to join a World War 1 ambulance corps, he saw one of Picasso's shows, after seeing the show, he got interested in poetry and cubism. How does E.E. cummings use vision and hearing to create meaning? E.E. cummings creates meaning in his poetry by using visual techniques and auditory techniques.…

Robert Frost Modernism and a rich personal background had an enormous influence on the writing of Robert Frost, and are showcased in some of his most famous poems. Robert Frost was born on March 27, 1874, and his life was all about nature and the messages God sent through it. He wondered about these tiny marvels of nature and sought deeper meanings from them. For example, “The Road Not Taken”, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”, “Nothing Gold Can Stay”, and “Choose Something Like a Star”…

Her constant uses of the question- ‘will you my laddie?’ and her use of ‘My Laddie’ almost suggests that going to the war would be a way to impress the ladies on the home front because it was heroic and noble. A similar belief in expressed in her poem, The Beau Ideal which literally means the perfect beauty and according to Pope would be the lad that- ‘Must be in shabby khaki dight To compass her affection’ ‘Who's proved that he is brittle’ Or – Must her have one member in a sling Or,…

Walter Whitman, more commonly known, as Walt Whitman, was one of America’s most important, significant, and influential poets of the nineteenth century. Walt Whitman wrote about the common American person throughout his writing, while being very controversial. Although, his writing did not appeal to everyone, it certainly made its mark on the history of poetic writing in the nation of America. He celebrated democracy, nature, and love. His monumental works praise the body parallel to the soul.…

Troops marching down the street, all eyes trail upon the guns in their arms, a symbol of inevitable violence. Rations slowly decrease and morale plunges. Whether it is an ambulance driver, a civilian, or combatant in service, war changes the lives of everyone involved for the worse. Due to situations like these, people develop bitterness towards fighting and instead work to express the harsh realities of war.War is presented as a hindrance to life in both Ernest Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms…

Gaspar De Villagrá is considered to be the first published poet in the United States as he recounts his journey through epic poetry. The poem, Historia de la nveva Mexico, is divided into three separate parts and then into thirty-four various cantos. As Manuel M. Martín-Rodríguez comments in his passage describing the origins of Villagrá’s poetry and expedition, “Villagrá’s poem serves a utilitarian purpose: that of justifying actions and highlighting services in hopes of obtaining royal favor,”…

T.S. Eliot is known to be the most influential writer of the twentieth century due to his wide-ranging contributions to poetry, criticism, prose, and drama (Explanation of: “The Waste Land”). In this case, his work becomes stronger as his allusions contribute to help convey the meaning of each poem. The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock seems to start out as a love poem when he tells someone, “Let us go then, you and I” (Sound and Sense, 284). Farther on though, it starts to stray to Prufrock…

Robert Frost is one of the most popular and honored poet of America. His poem reflects his broad outlook and realistic approach. Frost does not believe in international brotherhood but is a diehard nationalist. He believes that an individual ’s natural relationship to society extended to his family , close friends , then home town or local community , his state and finally his family . Frost’s poems create a memorable and pulchritudinous impression by the overwhelming presence of nature. In his…

Sailing to Byzantine by William Butler is a complex poem with a lot of hidden meaning. Upon first reading the poem I was very confused, I couldn’t seem to understand what the author was portraying. After going through line by line, however, I found this poem to be interesting and intriguing. Through the way, the author utilizes the poems unusual setting, metaphors, and the mood or tone to point to the overall theme and meaning of the poem. This piece of literature from the first line begins to…

When you write something, what are your goals when you write it? Langston Hughes was one poet that wrote because he had goals in mind. One of his goals was to write was about the time of unfair treatment in the USA. His poems are made to connect the races in this time. One inspiration of why he wrote this poem is because he showing the hard life that many of the African Americans had/have. Whether it be the slave-ship, plantations, reconstruction, or the great migration to the urban north. The…