The poem “anyone lived in a pretty how town” was written by E.E Cummings‚ one of the most popular poets who was known for his innovative style and structure in writing. People are very fond of Cummings poem because unlike traditional poets‚ Cummings is rebellious‚ has his unique choice of words and refuses to follow proper syntax. The theme of this poem is centered around the awareness of time and death that takes place in an average town. The poem consists of an unusual form due to the author’s
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“anyone lived in a pretty how town” E. E. Cummings’s poem “anyone lived in a pretty how town” is about a small town filled with people caught up in going through the motions. The protagonist is a man referred to as “anyone” who is different from the other townspeople. People shun him for his individualism. Cummings throughout the entire poem is stressing the importance of people being unique in their own way instead of conforming to others’ ideas. His sidekick and lover is “noone
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Although E. E. Cummings’ poem “anyone lived in a pretty how town” emphasizes themes of independence‚ defiance‚ and love; and Robert Frost’s poem “The Road Not Taken” emphasizes themes of making choices and feeling regret; it is apparent that by analyzing the poems side by side that they both highlight the concept of being forced to choose one side or the other and the difference between the right choice and the common choice. No two poems can be exactly similar to another; so despite having many
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intolerance of nonconformists. He particularly conveys his philosophy of individualism and view of how we are all forced to conform in his poem’s ‘anyone lived in a pretty how town’ and his philosophy on transcendentalism in ‘maggie and milly and molly and may’ through the use of his experimental poetic techniques and his use of homophones‚ metaphor and personification. The poem "anyone lived in a pretty how town" by E. E. Cummings tells the story of life. It exemplifies the busy life that humans live
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only important thing in her life was becoming pretty. On the night before her birthday Shay‚ her friend shares a secret with her‚ she doesn’t want to turn pretty‚ she wants to run away to a town called the Smoke. Tally is confused and upset with her friend and tells Shay that she cannot run away she has always wanted to turn pretty. On the day of her birthday Tally is told by Special Circumstances‚ a special group in New Pretty Town‚ she cannot turn pretty unless she finds where Shay ran away and turn
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How cavemen lived By: Ausha Champ Here are a few of the reasons cavemen wrote on the walls of there caves. One is how to kill or catch certain pray. So they could have the meat for pray and hide for quilt. The way to tell how many people in there crew died. They would trace there hand and color it in brown or black and trace the other hand in white. The color represents the living and the white represents the dead. Hares a good question‚ Why do
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Tarrytown‚ New York. Irving describes the town as trouble free and a place you would get away for a retreat. Many of the people that lived there accepted the idea that the town was bewitched and believed in the stories about all different kinds of supernatural things that happens in the town. Needless to say the town was superstitious. The town seemed to be relaxed‚ which made them feel comfortable with telling stories about terrifying things going on in their town. The story is about Ichabod Crane
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were the most important activities that needed to be achieved today? My priorities are helping the elderly with their daily routines‚ which sometimes they cannot do without help from others‚ such as: bath‚ eat‚ and change nappies‚ exercises... B. How do these relate to my job description‚
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Imagine having a diet that consisted mostly of cereal‚ fruits‚ and vegetables and meat was only eaten on rare occasions. It would get boring‚ right? Well that’s how the Ancient Romans lived. They had grains and cereal at their main disposal and if they had a garden or field so they could plant crops then they were set. Other than that they bought their food from the market place. They only meat when they had money or on special occasions. Food traditions and what they ate in Rome are similar and
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a word I have thought of when I thinking of the treatment of women. I have recently discovered women authors in history that have lived a double life that only women can. In the 1800s when Constance Fenimore Woolson and Mary E. Wilkings Freeman lived‚ they fought for equality with their words and the way they lived. They were women who were expected to be just pretty but silent‚ and they have been paving the way for women in the future to speak their minds . Though Woolson and Freeman lead different
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