Education of Ee Cummings
Education of ee cummings
Outline
I.Introduction A.Cummings ' life B.Introduction to Cummings ' ideogram form C.5 Poems being analyzed D.Thesis Statement: Cummings utilizes unique syntax in these poems in order to convey messages visually as well as verbally. II.Poem analyses A.l(a 1.Theme - not sadness or loneliness, but oneness 2.Syntax a.instances of 1 ' in the poem b.shape of a poem representing leaf falling 3.Images - one and oneness B.mortals) 1.Theme a.eachness ' b.climbi ' and begi ' 2.Syntax a."open ing" b."of speeds of" c."&meet&" d."a/n/d" e."(im" à "mortals)" 3.Images - circularity of poem C.!blac 1.Theme a.! ' and its results b.Cummings ' comment c..g ' at end 2.Syntax a.less free verse than one may first think 1.four and one line altering stanzas 2.lone consonants forming a sort of rhyme themselves 3.trees & against t ; (whi) & sky; te, rees, & le b.falling of a leaf 1.the whole poem 's syntax 2.line and word spacing 3.IrlI 3.Images a.comma after sky and trees b.black against t t white D.swi( 1.Theme differentiate b/w perception and conception 2.Syntax a.swi( b.terseness, primary lang., and unclear syntactical relationships c.motion à Less d.d, 3.Images against t t ó across à swift à swimming III.Conclusion
Outline
I.Introduction A.Cummings ' life B.Introduction to Cummings ' ideogram form C.5 Poems being analyzed D.Thesis Statement: Cummings utilizes unique syntax in these poems in order to convey messages visually as well as verbally. II.Poem analyses A.l(a 1.Theme - not sadness or loneliness, but oneness 2.Syntax a.instances of 1 ' in the poem b.shape of a poem representing leaf falling 3.Images - one and oneness B.mortals) 1.Theme a.eachness ' b.climbi ' and begi ' 2.Syntax a."open ing" b."of speeds of" c."&meet&" d."a/n/d" e."(im" à "mortals)" 3.Images - circularity of poem C.!blac 1.Theme a.! ' and its results b.Cummings ' comment c..g ' at end 2.Syntax a.less free verse than one may first think 1.four and one line altering stanzas 2.lone consonants forming a sort of rhyme themselves 3.trees & against t ; (whi) & sky; te, rees, & le b.falling of a leaf 1.the whole poem 's syntax 2.line and word spacing 3.IrlI 3.Images a.comma after sky and trees b.black against t t white D.swi( 1.Theme differentiate b/w perception and conception 2.Syntax a.swi( b.terseness, primary lang., and unclear syntactical relationships c.motion à Less d.d, 3.Images against t t ó across à swift à swimming III.Conclusion
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