E.+E.+Cummings

=E. E. Cummings=

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E. E. Cummings was never a man of tradition, from his writing technique to creating his own “style”. His full name is Edward Estlin Cummings, born on Oct. 14, 1894 in Cambridge, Massachusetts and died Sept. 3, 1962 (age 67) at Joy Farm in North Conway, New Hampshire from a stroke. It is said about Mr. Cummings writing that, “In his work, Cummings experimented radically with form, punctuation, spelling and syntax, abandoning traditional techniques and structures to create a new, highly idiosyncratic means of poetic expression. Later in his career, he was often criticized for settling into his signature style and not pressing his work towards further evolution. Nevertheless, he attained great popularity, especially among young readers, for the simplicity of his language, his playful mode and his attention to subjects such as war and sex” (“E. E. Cummings”). That is putting his style very simply. Through this use “form, punctuation, spelling and syntax”, Cummings created his own style and influenced his strive to be individual. Cummings wrote because that is what he loved to do, with no true purpose for his writing. In fact, for fourteen years starting at age eight, he wrote one poem per day, meaning there were over five thousand poems written in all. He wrote to anyone who cared to read his works, but he “attained great popularity, especially among young readers”. Cummings did not care who he wrote to because he wrote about what he felt at the time, whether it be for the mind of a third grader or from those who understand his numerous metaphors.

Cummings stood out from other authors during that time, and even from today, because of his specific style. He had a cultural and historical impact on those who read his poems, essays and stories. He touched their hearts and stayed in them because he was easily relatable with the reader. The 1920’s and 30’s, his prime time for writing, were a time of celebration and parties for American society. Mass entertainment grew in popularity and people focused on the enjoyment in life and living while they could; this popularity made others look forward to reading his new works. Cummings writes about the mass entertainment around him because he loves and enjoys is just as much as anyone else from his time does. It effects how he writes because his works tend to be up-beat and make the reader feel better about themselves. More often, Cummings writes love poems and how beautiful the world that surrounds him is. This is the prime time for pride in his country because WWI is occurring and that may have influenced how he views his country and how he wishes to write about it. History has been made from his text because the name “E. E. Cummings” is well-known throughout the country and the world. His writing style is unique and original to only him, but it has effected how other authors write because they know they do not have to follow the proper rules. Some authors strive to become copy-cats of Cummings and follow his new sets of rules.

Writing Techniques of Cummings
He used... -non-standard punctuations -broke the rules of tradition, changing grammar, form, and syntax -lack of capitalization -free verse -metaphors, repetition, personification, imagery, other types of personification -locutions of nouns He was a very original and unique man.

Song Connections

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//I carry your heart with me//

i carry your heart with me(i carry it in my heart) i am never without it(anywhere i go you go,my dear; and whatever is done by only me is your doing,my darling) i fear no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)i want no world(for beautiful you are my world,my true) and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant and whatever a sun will always sing is you

here is the deepest secret nobody knows (here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide) and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

i carry your heart( i carry it in my heart ) || =====Song=====

//I'm Yours// By Jason Mraz

Well you dawned on me and you bet I felt it I tried to be chill but you're so hot that I melted I fell right through the cracks, now I'm trying to get back

Before the cool done run out I'll be giving it my bestest And nothing's gonna stop me but divine intervention I reckon it's again my turn, to win some or learn some

But I won't hesitate no more, no more It cannot wait, I'm yours

Well open up your mind and see like me Open up your plans and damn you're free Look into your heart and you will find love love love love

Listen to the music of the moment, people dance and sing We're just one big family And it's our God-forsaken right to be loved loved loved loved loved

So I won't hesitate no more, no more It cannot wait, I'm sure There's no need to complicate, our time is short This is our fate, I'm yours

I've been spending way too long checking my tongue in the mirror And bending over backwards just to try to see it clearer But my breath fogged up the glass And so I drew a new face and laughed

I guess what I be saying is there ain't no better reason To rid yourself of vanities and just go with the seasons It's what we aim to do, our name is our virtue

But I won't hesitate no more, no more It cannot wait, I'm yours

Open up your mind and see like me Open up your plans and damn your free Look into your heart and you'll find the sky is yours

So please don't, please don't, please don't There's no need to complicate cause our time is short This o' this o' this is our fate I'm yours || =====Connections=====

Personification (Giving human characteristics to inanimate  objects) Poem: "whatever a sun will always sing is you" Song: "Before the cool done run out" - In the poem, the sun is claimed to be singing to the reader/person and in the song, the cool will "run out", which isn't possible.

Metaphor (comparison of two unlike things not using "like" or "as") Poem: "i carry it in my heart" Song: "I tried to be chill but you're so hot that I melted" -It is a metaphor because the it may have felt like the person way carrying "it" in their hear, but they really weren't; for the song, a person can't really melt because a person it how.

Repetition (Repeating a word or phrase over and over) Poem: "i carry your heart with me(i carry it in my heart)" Song: "Look into your heart and you will find love love love love" - Repetition of the phrase "i carry your heart with me(i carry it in my heart)" and "love" in the phrase from the song. ||


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//i love you much(most beautiful darling)//

i love you much (most beautiful darling) more than anyone on the earth and i like you better than everything in the sky -sunlight and singing welcome your coming although winter may be everywhere with such a silence and such a darkness no one can quite begin to guess (except my life)the true time of year- and if what calls itself a world should have the luck to hear such singing(or glimpse such sunlight as will leap higher than high through gayer than gayest someone’s heart at your each nearness)everyone certainly would(my most beautiful darling)believe in nothing but love || =====Song=====

//Not Afraid// By Eminem

//[Chorus:]// I'm not afraid (I'm not afraid) To take a stand (to take a stand) Everybody (everybody) Come take my hand (come take my hand) We'll walk this road together, through the storm Whatever weather, cold or warm Then you know that, you're not alone Holla if you feel like you've been down the same road (same road)

//[Intro (during Chorus):]// Yeah, it's been a ride I guess I had to, go to that place, to get to this one Now some of you, might still be in that place If you're trying to get out, just follow me I'll get you there

You can try and read my lyrics off of this paper before I lay 'em But you won't take the sting out these words before I say 'em Cause ain't no way I'ma let you stop me from causing mayhem When I say I'ma do something I do it, I don't give a damn what you think, I'm doing this for me, so the world Feed it beans, it's gassed up, if it thinks it's stopping me I'ma be what I set out to be, without a doubt undoubtedly And all those who look down on me I'm tearing down your balcony No ifs, ands or buts, don't try to ask him why or how can he From "Infinite" down to the last "Relapse" album He's still ing, whether he's on salary paid hourly Until he bows out or he shits his bowels out of him Whichever comes first, for better or worse He's married to the game, like a you for Christmas His gift is a curse, forget the Earth, he's got the urge To pull his from the dirt, and the whole universe

//[Chorus]//

Okay quit playing with the scissors and, and cut the I shouldn't have to rhyme these words in a rhythm for you to know it's a rap You said you was king, you lied through your teeth, for that your feelings, instead of getting crowned you're getting capped And to the fans, I'll never let you down again, I'm back I promise to never go back on that promise, in fact Let's be honest, that last "Relapse" CD was ehhh Perhaps I ran them accents into the ground Relax, I ain't going back to that now All I'm trying to say is get back, click-clack, blow Cause I ain't playing around It's a game called circle and I don't know how, I'm way too up to back down But I think I'm still trying to figure this out Thought I had it mapped out but I guess I didn't, this ing black cloud Still follows, me around but it's time to exorcise these demons These mother- are doing jumping jacks now!

//[Chorus]//

And I just can't keep living this way So starting today, I'm breaking out of this cage I'm standing up, I'ma face my demons I'm manning up, I'ma hold my ground I've had enough, now I'm so fed up Time to put my life back together right now! (now)

It was my decision to get clean, I did it for me Admittedly, I probably did it subliminally For you, so I could come back a brand new me you helped see me through And don't even realize what you did, believe me you I been through the ringer, but they could do little to the middle finger I think I got a tear in my eye, I feel like the king of My world, haters can make like bees with no stingers And drop dead, no more beef flingers No more drama from now on, I promise To focus only on handling my responsibilities as a father So I solemnly swear to always treat this roof, like my daughters And raise it, you couldn't lift a single shingle on it! Cause the way I feel, I'm strong enough to go to the club Or the corner pub, and lift the whole liquor counter up Cause I'm raising the bar I'd shoot for the moon but I'm too busy gazing at stars I feel amazing and I'm...

//[Chorus]// || =====Connection=====

Hyperbole (an exaggerated statement used to express strong emotion/feeling) Poem: "i love you much... more than anyone on the earth" Song: "I'ma face my demons" - For the poem, it is expressing love for a person; for the song, it is expressing being fearless against one's problems.

Metaphor (comparing two unlike things not using "like" or "as") Poem: "winter may be everywhere with such a silence and such a darkness" Song: "His gift is a curse" - Metaphors, because winter is being compared to a silence/darkness and the gift is being compared to a curse.

Idiom (an expression that has a figurative meaning unrelated to the literal meaning of  the phrase) Poem: "i  like you better than everything in the sky" Song: "you lied through your teeth" - In the song, "lying through one's teeth" is a common idiom that means one is telling an extreme lie and in the poem, the author is expressing their love. ||


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Now || =====Song=====

//Perfect// By P!nk

Made a wrong turn Once or twice Dug my way out Blood and fire

Bad decisions That’s alright Welcome to my silly life Mistreated, misplaced, misunderstood Miss “no way it’s all good” It didn’t slow me down Mistaken Always second guessing Underestimated Look, I’m still around… Pretty, pretty please Don’t you ever, ever feel Like your less than Less than perfect Pretty, pretty please If you ever, ever feel Like your nothing You are perfect to me

You’re so mean When you talk About yourself You are wrong Change the voices In your head Make them like you Instead So complicated Look how big you’ll make it Filled with so much hatred Such a tired game It’s enough I’ve done all I can think of Chased down all my demons see you same

Pretty, pretty please Don’t you ever, ever feel Like your less than Less than perfect Pretty, pretty please If you ever, ever feel Like your nothing You are perfect to me

The world stares while i swallow the fear The only thing I should be drinking is an ice cold beer So cool in lying and I tried tried But we try too hard, it’s a waste of my time Done looking for the critics, 'cause they’re everywhere They don’t like my genes, they don’t get my hair Stringe ourselves and we do it all the time Why do we do that? Why do I do that? Why do I do that? Yeah, Ooh, oh, pretty pretty pretty, Pretty pretty please don’t you ever ever feel Like you’re less then, less than perfect Pretty pretty please if you ever ever feel Like you’re nothing you are perfect, to me You’re perfect You’re perfect Pretty, pretty please don’t you ever ever feel like you’re less then, less than perfect Pretty, pretty please if you ever ever feel like you’re nothing you are perfect to me || Connection Idiom (an expression that has a figurative meaning unrelated to the literal meaning of the phrase) Poem: "Beautiful is the unmeaning" Song: "Dug my way out Blood and fire" - For the poem, the beautiful isn't really the unmeaning, and for the song, the person did not truly dig their way out either of blood and fire or using blood and fire.

Imagery (visually descriptive language in a work) Poem: "(silently) falling everywhere" Song: "They don’t like my genes, they don’t get my hair" - The poem describes how something is "falling everywhere" and the singer, Pink, is describing how and why the critics do not like her.

Metaphor (comparing two unlike things not using "like" or "as") Poem: The entire poem itself is a metaphor Song: "Chased down all my demons" - The entire poem is a metaphor because it is comparing how beauty is everywhere in the world; "chasing down demons" is compared with how a person has changed all of the things they considered bad in their lives. || "I Carry Your Heart with Me - Poem by E. E. Cummings." //I Carry Your Heart with Me - Poem by E. E. Cummings//. Famous Poets And Poems.org, n.d. Web. 19 May 2013. .
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"Nanogirl.com + E.e. Cummings." Nanogirl.com + E.e. Cummings. N.p., n.d.. Web. 19 May 2013. .

"Poetry by Ee Cummings." //Poetry by Ee Cummings//. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 May 2013. .