Kaitlin So English 28A Instructor Godden October 27‚ 2014 “Next to of course god America I” E.E. Cummings was very interested in modernist poetry. This is a satirical poem – which consisted of sarcasm and mockery against people encouraging the act of patriotism in others. The poem is unique because has two main speakers. “Next to of course god America I” by E.E. Cummings is a traditional sonnet because it consists of fourteen lines. The poem also contains enjambment because of the run-on sentences
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For this week’s post the poem I focused on is “Next to of course God America I” written by E. E. Cummings. E. E. Cumming is becoming my new favorite poet‚ I like his use of words both stylistically and for meaning‚ the way he makes them play together. This poem is not very forth coming with the 5w’. It’s only after reading it multiple times and looking up definitions that you start to have a slight sense of what is being illustrated. The poem is written in a way that it can carry multiple interpretations
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Spoils of War In the poem “Next to you god of course america” by e.e. cummings figurative devices and sarcasm are used to reveal the hate some people have towards World War I The poem starts with a man speaking of how honorable and fascinating America in the war is. He sings parts of songs and questions anyone who thinks war is distasteful. This‚ at first glance‚ may be seen as love toward the great country but with the use of diction‚ similes‚ and line spacing the truth is revealed. The speaker
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e. cummings poems is called “next to of course god america i”. From the title alone‚ you can tell there are many disparate elements that e.e. cummings is going to weave together. You will absolutely need to have your thinking caps on. At first glance the poem seems discombobulated and “message-less”. Well that would be wrong! There’s a message‚ in fact‚ there are multiple messages. You just have to look deeper than usual. The poem "next to of course god america i" centers around the ideas of patriotism
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In the poem‚ “next to of course god america I‚” E. E. Cummings alludes to the idea of American patriotism‚ in this case blind patriotism. Cummings presents the issues of what constitutes patriotic pride by alluding to patriotic songs and he opposes how the American are “muted” by the patriotic pride. Throughout the poem‚ Cummings displays a sense of contempt towards the political figures who give speeches about war and do not part take in them such that Cummings mocks them. Cummings contempt attitude
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In e. e. Cummings’ poem “next to of course god america i” cummings’ describes the heroic actions the military made for america. This claim is proved numerous times throughout the poem. For example‚ in line 9-10‚ cummings’ writes “what could be more beautiful than these heroic happy dead”. When cummings’ mentions this‚ it shows that there is nothing more beautiful than the people who fought for our country and died. This can be shown as many military members are heroic as they are sacrificting
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I wrote a response to E.E. Cummings’ poem “Next to of Course God” as I felt during this time period in America‚ it is entirely relevant. The poem embodies a politician who does not have a decent head on his shoulders and bumbles on like most politicians do‚ accomplishing nothing. I challenged this by writing a very spirited‚ very motivated poem from the eyes of a citizen who is ready for change. I wrote this challenging these politicians who we see so very often‚ especially during the election
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Dear America’s Next Top Model (ANTM)‚ I believe you promote a negative self-image to women. Personally watching your show upsets me in many ways. As a young adult I still look up to actors‚ actresses and models. But you also have to remember you have a younger crowd of girls that also watch your show. Little girls from the age of 8 or younger watch Americas Next Top Model. My younger sister would watch your show till my mom would send her to sleep. She used to walk around in heels and wear my
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Brent December 5‚ 2013 English My Next Ten Years There are many things that I would like to be doing in the next ten years of my life. I would love to be working my dream job as an Oklahoma City police officer‚ Have my own house in my hometown‚ and start a family. These ambitions I have for my future are very strong‚ and I will have to work hard to achieve all of my life goals. My dream job is to be an Oklahoma City police officer
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an untold story.” “God Bless the USA” by Lee Greenwood has always been my favorite. Growing up‚ I can remember singing this song at the top of my lungs every single day‚ my siblings hated it. I remember the first time I ever heard the song‚ I was in Camp Adventure here on Kwaj one summer. We had counselors who came from the United States‚ and every day before we left we would sit in a circle and sing. This song was one I learned and I really enjoyed. Although I never really knew the meaning
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