time in their poetry. In Thomas? "Fern Hill" and Cummings? "anyone lived in a pretty how town‚" both modern poets utilize a juxtaposition of paradoxes to express the irrevocable passage of time and the loss of innocence attributed to it. While Thomas projects his mature feelings into a nostalgic site of his childhood‚ Cummings takes a more detached approach by telling a seemingly trivial‚ paradoxical story of "noone" and "anyone‚" which through negation tells a universal life story.
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Anyone Lived in a Pretty How Town by E.E. Cummings tells the life cycle of townspeople and of one unknown couple. The subtle language choices‚ inverted syntax and use of repetition make this poem stunningly effective. "Anyone" is the protagonist‚ who is disliked by the "women and men" or "everyones" of the town‚ because he is different and follows his own routine. This poem tells the love story of Anyone and Noone. "Anyone" is used as a proper noun‚this person isn’t spoken about as if he were just
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anyone lived in a pretty how town reflection anyone lived in a pretty how town was written by e. e. cummings. e. e. cummings is writing about life in a small town and also about happiness. I look at this poem as a form of unconscious delight‚ which may seem different to others‚ but it makes me happy. everyone in the small town sits back and does absolutely nothing. the poem is actually about a man named anyone and a Woman named noone. anyone found the love of his life‚ noone. every part of anyone’s
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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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modernistic style of writing. E.E. Cummings‚ a modernist writer‚ saw poetry in this way; his poem “anyone lives in a pretty how town” shows how he believes poetry is the skeleton of our lives and that it brings about new perspective into people’s lives. Cummings was born in 1894 and died in 1962‚ and throughout his writing career he created more than 2‚900 poems. In the poem “anyone lived in a pretty how town” themes such as a move away from reality‚ alienation and disconnectedness‚ and realistic details
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“anyone lived in a pretty how town” Opening Statement In “anyone lived in a pretty how town” by E.E. Cummings‚ the author creates a strong depiction of a pretty town in which two people fall in love. The lilting sound of this poem and the positive word choice help convey the heartwarming happenings of the town‚ and overshadow the darker occurrences and grief. The poem follows the life of "anyone" a single person in the town who meets "noone" and falls in love. As the poem goes on‚ the two characters
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essay‚ analyze how cummings uses language to describe the setting as well as to convey mood and meaning. In the poem “anyone lived in a pretty how town”‚ E.E. Cummings’ uses language to describe a setting of an average suburb‚ convey a content mood‚ and establish the meaning‚ which is that everyone is born and everyone dies‚ regardless of what happens in between. The strange‚ confusing syntax is the first thing the reader notices about this poem because of the title. “a pretty how town” seems to be
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than novelists and still instilling grand emotions within their readers. In “anyone lived in a pretty how town” by e.e. cummings‚ Cummings uses language in various ways to portray setting‚ mood‚ and meaning. It isn’t just the words he chooses‚ but the order by which he layers them. The setting isn’t described through adjectives‚ but through imagery and nouns. “a pretty how town” creates the setting of a happening town that is active throughout “spring summer autumn winter” (the whole year). The
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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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