Chicago: The Legacy of Carl Sandburg Carl Sandburg may be one of our most influential poets in American history‚ he knew the American working man and his necessities. Sandburg used his poetry to explicate to the economy how life is‚ can‚ and could be. Carl Sandburg was born in Galesburg‚ Illinois January 6‚ 1878 to Swedish immigrant parents with the names of August and Clara Johnson. His family was extremely poor. Carl left school at the age of thirteen to work odd jobs from bricklaying to
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Carl Sandburg born January 6‚ 1878‚ was an American poet‚ writer‚ and editor who won three Pulitzer Prizes: two for his poetry and one for his biography of Abraham Lincoln. During his lifetime‚ Sandburg was widely regarded as a major figure in literature‚ especially for volumes of his collected verse‚ including Chicago Poems from 1916‚ Cornhuskers from 1918‚ and Smoke and Steel from 1920. He enjoyed "unrivaled appeal as a poet in his day‚ perhaps because the breadth of his experiences connected him
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Carl Sandburg was a master of all trades. In the early 20th century‚ the country was in desperate need of unity. As a poet‚ songwriter‚ and journalist he strove to ensure that all Americans had a sense of national pride. His works‚ like the Abraham Lincoln series‚ bonded citizens to the former leaders of America. Carl Sandburg had a major influence and impact on the development of American literature. Even as an adolescent‚ Carl Sandburg was very proud of his background. He was the son of Swedish
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Chicago by Carl Sandburg The poem being reviewed in this paper is “Chicago” by Carl Sandburg. The poem addresses the progress and problems present in the city‚ but asserts that Chicago is powerful‚ vibrant‚ and a city to be proud of. “Chicago” also personifies the city and gives it a very specific character. The first two lines of the first stanza‚ “Hog Butcher for the World/Tool Maker‚ Stacker of Wheat” are referring to the industry of Chicago and it’s place in the economy. Around the time of
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Brief Overview of Carl Sandburg: As I researched Carl Sandburg‚ I began to find that there were truly many sides to Carl Sandburg. First‚ he was a poet whose Chicago Poems brought him fame and recognition. He is often associated with the "Chicago Literary Renaissance‚" which took place in the 1910s and 1920s and included such authors as Theodore Dreiser and Edgar Lee Masters. However‚ Sandburg never believed he was an author for one place alone and actually termed himself "The Eternal Hobo."
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"Chicago‚" written Carl Sandburg is a rousing piece of writing about the lives of people in Chicago and about the city as a whole. In 1894‚ Carl Sandburg’s father‚ a laborer in the railroad yards of a small Illinois prairie town‚ secured a pass for his son to see Chicago. The enormous vitality of the city‚ as well as its economic injustices‚ left a deep impression on the young man that would emerge later in his groundbreaking poem "Chicago." As the son of a Swedish immigrant laborer‚ who in his youth
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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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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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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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“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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