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e.e. cummings’ Spring: A Spontaneous Experience
e.e. cummings addresses many of the same subjects throughout his poetry, but it is in his different approaches that one finds variety and richness. In two of his works, labeled here One and Three, cummings writes about the spontaneity of Spring, but it is through vastly different methods that he conveys a similar message in each piece.
In One we read of a “spontaneous earth” being assaulted by intellectuals, and through various effects cummings gives the entire poem a feeling of academic interest that contrasts the earthy “spontaneity” of the first line. ... When reading the poem aloud, one’s own voice lingers upon each word, for cummings has arranged them in such a way as to make the rhythm measured and even. ... Thus, whenever the poem begins to pick up speed, cummings employs these methods to steady the rhythm.
Approximate Word count = 700
Approximate Pages = 2.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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