Of all the e.e. cummings poems, i enjoyed reading "you shall about all things be glad and young" the most. My favorite stanza in the poem was the last stanza, where cummings writes: I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing/than teach ten thousand stars how not to dance. To me this poem emphasized the joy of youth and learning how to be happy with yourself. This poem was the first e.e. cummings poem that I read and I found the lack of punctuation and capitalization, and the way he runs words together very interesting. It seems to add a lot of meaning to the poem, especially in places that he found it important to emphasize.
The other e.e. cummings poem that I really liked was (somewhere i have never traveled). The poem is obviously a love poem, and cummings is speaking of something he has never experienced when he says "somewhere i have never traveled". He compares the object of his affection to nature, emphasizing the intensity of his feelings for this woman. He uses words like enclosed, opening, and closing to describe the relationship. And he uses words like intense fragility,frail, and small hands to describe the gentleness of the woman, however he compares this to Spring and rain (things in nature) to describe her power over him.
I really enjoyed the e.e. cummings poem "somewhere i have never travelled". It is a good love poem because its not too sappy, and it makes you think a little bit harder about the depths of emotion that love can take a person. He describes love as a journey that he had never experienced and the analogy of that is awesome. The woman that he is referring to has the power to get inside his heart and really open him up, which is something that he describes as the equivalent to the power of nature and the seasons. I really like the imagery that he used for the opening and closing, like a beating heart to once again symbolize that he is giving his heart to a woman. and coming from a man especially means so much.
After reading our collection of poems by E.E. Cummings I couldn't but help being confused. Cummings wordage in most of the poems is fairly difficult and jumps from one area of interest to the next without warning. Improved transition would make reading these works much more pleasurable. I did in fact, like one work inparticular. This was "You Shall Above all things be glad and young." I liked this because it made me take a step back and look at my life. It made me think about wearing your heart on your sleeve and becoming the person you decide to be in life.
I liked all of e.e. cummings' poems but the one that I liked the most was "next to of course god america i". I liked it because, at first,it seemed like it was a very patriotic poem until I read on and then it seemed a little cynical and it seemed to have mocked our country's acclaimed heroes. I think that e.e. cummings is trying to express to us that Americans have a lot of loyalty and with that loyalty are willing to do anything for this country. This is not your typical poem although it seems that way at first.
E.E. Cummings is a great poet. Of the two poems, I enjoyed "You shall about all things be glad and young." In the first and second stanza he talks about how whatever we do when we are young, will represent what we will become when we are older. He talks about how the speaker loves only one person, but that the speaker must be careful and not let this one person take over who he is. This is sort of a lesson when you fall in love with someone. Although you love them, you must not let them take over your life. Meaning, you must still have a life, you must still do things you want to do while being in a relationship with them. Don't let your relationship become so serious that you forget who you are and that if something happens in the relationship you won't end up sad for years upon years.
I really enjoyed all of the E.E. Cummings poems that we read for this class. I think he is a very talented poet and I plan on reading more of his works based on what i read for this class. My Favorite that we talked about though was [somewhere i have never travelled]. I really enjoy this poem's comment on the power and delicacy of love. It has so much power that he compares it to nature and its ability to be wrathful and beautiful at the same time. Like nature Love can be very destructive and can cause much devastation. Also, like nature Love can be beautiful and delicate. Both of these are very unpredictable occurrences that can easily go either way.
I loved reading [somewhere I have never travelled] by e. e. cummings. His writing style is extremely unique and probably one of the reasons he’s as famous as he is. The way he writes is far from ordinary and his poems are quite different than anything I’ve ever read before. The way he mixes words up and deviates from the normative style of writing adds an element to his poetry that many strive for but can never achieve. His view of writing has taught me how to perceive ordinary things in an entirely different way. He has given me a new outlook on life and allowed me to see that even life’s most simple things can have extraordinary beauty. I love his use of nature in this particular poem because we all take nature’s beauty for granted. It’s good to be reminded of how lucky we are that we are able to witness such beauty every day of our lives.
I would have to agree with most in the liking of cummings poem, "you shall about all things be glad and young". This poem caught my eye with its overall theme. It seems that many of my elders throughout the years have told me that I will be young at heart the rest of my life. With that in mind after reading this poem I was able to comprehend the meaning of the phrase more. The poem like Lauren stated I feel is about the joys of youth and learning how to use them to become happy with oneself. He has a unique style in which his poems are written, and this was no exception. His syntax and dialect helped to add depth and hidden meaning to this poem.
Another poem of Cummings' that I really enjoyed was that of "yes is a pleasant country". This poem was a love one and focused on the speaker and his love. The poem focuses on the love of the speaker and that he will try his best to satisfy her as if he were a yes country. I thought that it was a cool metaphor for love. Mr. Cummings is a great poet and I love his poetry.
The past few days have been pretty tough in dealing with the death of my close friend, Chance. When re-reading the poem "you shall about all things be glad and young", the last line spoke the most to me. "I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing/than teach ten thoughsand stars how not to dance. This reminds me of Chance how he had the joy of his youth. He was totally content and happy with himself. He never had a dull moment and was full of life all the time. You don't usually find people like that. The poem had a different meaning because it hit home thinking of my friend's life.
I didnt really like any of EE Cummings' poems. I guess if i had to pick a favorite it would have to be "somewhere i have never traveled". it a is pretty good love poem. There is one line from one of his poems that i remembered hearing in a movie but i cant remember the movie but the line was "not even the rain has such small hands"
somewhere i have never traveled is a great poem. it conveys such deep feeling. it shows how vulnerable relationships make you and th positives and negatives of this vulnerability. sometimes he sees the fragility of the situatuin as a curse and sometimes he sees it as a blessing. he uses such great metaphors from nature. i particularly like the part about how snow around a flower closes it. pretty stuff to visualise.
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Of all the e.e. cummings poems, i enjoyed reading "you shall about all things be glad and young" the most. My favorite stanza in the poem was the last stanza, where cummings writes: I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing/than teach ten thousand stars how not to dance. To me this poem emphasized the joy of youth and learning how to be happy with yourself. This poem was the first e.e. cummings poem that I read and I found the lack of punctuation and capitalization, and the way he runs words together very interesting. It seems to add a lot of meaning to the poem, especially in places that he found it important to emphasize.
The other e.e. cummings poem that I really liked was (somewhere i have never traveled). The poem is obviously a love poem, and cummings is speaking of something he has never experienced when he says "somewhere i have never traveled". He compares the object of his affection to nature, emphasizing the intensity of his feelings for this woman. He uses words like enclosed, opening, and closing to describe the relationship. And he uses words like intense fragility,frail, and small hands to describe the gentleness of the woman, however he compares this to Spring and rain (things in nature) to describe her power over him.
I really enjoyed the e.e. cummings poem "somewhere i have never travelled". It is a good love poem because its not too sappy, and it makes you think a little bit harder about the depths of emotion that love can take a person. He describes love as a journey that he had never experienced and the analogy of that is awesome. The woman that he is referring to has the power to get inside his heart and really open him up, which is something that he describes as the equivalent to the power of nature and the seasons. I really like the imagery that he used for the opening and closing, like a beating heart to once again symbolize that he is giving his heart to a woman. and coming from a man especially means so much.
After reading our collection of poems by E.E. Cummings I couldn't but help being confused. Cummings wordage in most of the poems is fairly difficult and jumps from one area of interest to the next without warning. Improved transition would make reading these works much more pleasurable. I did in fact, like one work inparticular. This was "You Shall Above all things be glad and young." I liked this because it made me take a step back and look at my life. It made me think about wearing your heart on your sleeve and becoming the person you decide to be in life.
I liked all of e.e. cummings' poems but the one that I liked the most was "next to of course god america i". I liked it because, at first,it seemed like it was a very patriotic poem until I read on and then it seemed a little cynical and it seemed to have mocked our country's acclaimed heroes. I think that e.e. cummings is trying to express to us that Americans have a lot of loyalty and with that loyalty are willing to do anything for this country. This is not your typical poem although it seems that way at first.
E.E. Cummings is a great poet. Of the two poems, I enjoyed "You shall about all things be glad and young." In the first and second stanza he talks about how whatever we do when we are young, will represent what we will become when we are older. He talks about how the speaker loves only one person, but that the speaker must be careful and not let this one person take over who he is. This is sort of a lesson when you fall in love with someone. Although you love them, you must not let them take over your life. Meaning, you must still have a life, you must still do things you want to do while being in a relationship with them. Don't let your relationship become so serious that you forget who you are and that if something happens in the relationship you won't end up sad for years upon years.
I really enjoyed all of the E.E. Cummings poems that we read for this class. I think he is a very talented poet and I plan on reading more of his works based on what i read for this class. My Favorite that we talked about though was [somewhere i have never travelled]. I really enjoy this poem's comment on the power and delicacy of love. It has so much power that he compares it to nature and its ability to be wrathful and beautiful at the same time. Like nature Love can be very destructive and can cause much devastation. Also, like nature Love can be beautiful and delicate. Both of these are very unpredictable occurrences that can easily go either way.
I loved reading [somewhere I have never travelled] by e. e. cummings. His writing style is extremely unique and probably one of the reasons he’s as famous as he is. The way he writes is far from ordinary and his poems are quite different than anything I’ve ever read before. The way he mixes words up and deviates from the normative style of writing adds an element to his poetry that many strive for but can never achieve. His view of writing has taught me how to perceive ordinary things in an entirely different way. He has given me a new outlook on life and allowed me to see that even life’s most simple things can have extraordinary beauty. I love his use of nature in this particular poem because we all take nature’s beauty for granted. It’s good to be reminded of how lucky we are that we are able to witness such beauty every day of our lives.
I would have to agree with most in the liking of cummings poem, "you shall about all things be glad and young". This poem caught my eye with its overall theme. It seems that many of my elders throughout the years have told me that I will be young at heart the rest of my life. With that in mind after reading this poem I was able to comprehend the meaning of the phrase more. The poem like Lauren stated I feel is about the joys of youth and learning how to use them to become happy with oneself. He has a unique style in which his poems are written, and this was no exception. His syntax and dialect helped to add depth and hidden meaning to this poem.
Another poem of Cummings' that I really enjoyed was that of "yes is a pleasant country". This poem was a love one and focused on the speaker and his love. The poem focuses on the love of the speaker and that he will try his best to satisfy her as if he were a yes country. I thought that it was a cool metaphor for love. Mr. Cummings is a great poet and I love his poetry.
The past few days have been pretty tough in dealing with the death of my close friend, Chance. When re-reading the poem "you shall about all things be glad and young", the last line spoke the most to me. "I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing/than teach ten thoughsand stars how not to dance. This reminds me of Chance how he had the joy of his youth. He was totally content and happy with himself. He never had a dull moment and was full of life all the time. You don't usually find people like that. The poem had a different meaning because it hit home thinking of my friend's life.
I didnt really like any of EE Cummings' poems. I guess if i had to pick a favorite it would have to be "somewhere i have never traveled". it a is pretty good love poem. There is one line from one of his poems that i remembered hearing in a movie but i cant remember the movie but the line was "not even the rain has such small hands"
somewhere i have never traveled is a great poem. it conveys such deep feeling. it shows how vulnerable relationships make you and th positives and negatives of this vulnerability. sometimes he sees the fragility of the situatuin as a curse and sometimes he sees it as a blessing. he uses such great metaphors from nature. i particularly like the part about how snow around a flower closes it. pretty stuff to visualise.
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