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Poem Analysis Of 'Player With Railroads'
Sean reveals how Carl Sandburg actually thought of Chicago as a "hell-hole", but thought that the "people of the milieu are heroic figures". This contributes to the theme of strength that the poem is based off of. Sean stated that the poem lures us in to cheer and then "quickly admonishes us for too quickly unfurling our flags". A principle device that Sean says Sandburg uses was the "dubious compliment" such as "Hog Butcher". This personification has a negative connotation and changes the mood of the poem to being slightly uncomfortable. By following this phrase and linking it to the world, Sandburg makes this whole phrase positive. He does this again with "Player with Railroads". According to Sean, the use of these seemingly contradictory
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