The personification of the city of Chicago in Carl Sandburg’s poem “Chicago” proclaims the idea that although the city may be brutal‚ it is also a vibrant place of pride for its residents. This personification can be seen immediately when it says‚ “They tell me you are wicked and I believe them‚ ...they tell me you are crooked and I answer: Yes... And they tell me you are brutal” (Sandburg 6-11). These lines use the personal pronoun “you” to represent Chicago being more than an inanimate object
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If I am Fire by Carl Sandburg “If I am Fire‚ Then your arms are the hearth that contains me. If I am a constellation‚ then you are the sky that holds me up. If I am wanderlust‚ Then you are the destinations that I seek. If I am chaos‚ then you are the storm inside me.” To summarize this poem “If I am fire” by the author Carl Sandburg is about how this person that he loves and adores most and that she’s the one who makes him happy inside and out. Every time she/he thinks of them goes crazy for eachother
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The poem‚ Who Am I?‚ by Carl Sandburg‚ answers the question of the title through in depth descriptions of the final concept of truth. Through the poem the author takes you on a journey to discover the quality of truth. Carl Sandburg was born in Galesburg‚ Illinois‚ on January 6‚ 1878‚ and grew up there. After he served in Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American war‚ Sandburg enrolled in Lombard College. He then moved to Milwaukee‚ where he worked as an advertising writer and a newspaper reporter
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Chicago by Carl sanburg The poem Chicago by Carl Sandburg in the beginning seems to be a portrayal of the negavite aspects of the city Chicago itself. As the reader continues in the poem you realize that the poem isn’t downplaying the city but infact it’s a somewhat tribute to the city of Chicago and the workers or people who live there. The overall theme is that even though Chicago has its negatives the people there are still hard workers and proud to be from Chicago. The poems Chicago reads
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“Chicago” Analysis “Chicago” by Carl Sandburg is a poem written to describe the everyday lives of Chicagoans. Sandburg uses poetic devices such as similes‚ personification‚ and imagery to emphasize parts of the poem‚ which helps him show his love and pride for the city of Chicago. Imagery played a very important part in the poem because it gave the reader an image in there head of the city and the environment with the people who lived there. The main purpose of this poem is to defend the
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Reflection In Sandburg’s poem‚ Sandburg talks about the current state of Chicago. With the New Chicago movement‚ a few major things change. Hyper technology has come into play and changed Chicago’s identity. Sandburg talks a lot about the different people who are in Chicago. He talks about the major jobs and how the city runs. In New Chicago the workforce changes and I included the key differences in the poem. I talked about how manufacturing jobs became less available. I also talked about how the
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The Works of Poet Carl Sandburg and His Effect on American Poetry The beloved poet‚ Carl Sandburg‚ changed the course of American poetry. He was a poet‚ novelist‚ journalist‚ and songwriter‚ yet the influence of his works have not always been acknowledged. Carl Sandburg’s evocations of American urban and rural life‚ compassion for people‚ and his love of nature‚ through his works have made an enormous contribution to the American literary scene. Carl Sandburg was born on January 6‚ 1878
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The quote‚ “It is necessary… for a man to go away by himself… to sit on a rock for a while… and ask‚ ‘Who am I‚ where have I been and where am I going?’” by Carl Sandburg can be related to writing easily. In answering “Who am I?” the writer can discern their purpose for writing to begin with. Am I a creative writer‚ an entrepreneur wanting to start a business‚ a poet‚ another type of writer? These questions can help the writer decide what style and wording to use. In answering “Where have I been
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The poems “Fog” by Carl Sandburg and the “The Sick Rose” by William Blake have many similarities and differences. Both the poems use animals and bad weather in their content. “Fog” uses a cat and the fog while in the “The Sick Rose” there is a worm and a storm. The poets use the bad weather to create a sense of unhappiness to the reader as the bad weather stops normal events from happening. For example the fog blocks the sun and makes everything seem hazy and the storm destroys plants and does damage
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The Jungle by Upton Sinclair and Chicago by Carl Sandburg Sociological Analysis From the respective viewpoints from and within the Jungle by Upton Sinclair and the poem Chicago by Carl Sandburg‚ we can evaluate the differences between the externally affecting thoughts of the ignorant‚ the oppressed‚ the oppressors‚ and how the caused behaviors affect conditions in societies. The fictional facets of Upton Sinclair’s 1906 depiction of Chicago and the same of Carl Sandburg’s 1914 depiction catalyze
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