The Common Man’s Language and Theme
...ying away from words that end in “–ity” and “–ness”; instead he creates pictures with words (Crowder 86). He also uses very precise details in order to ensure that the reader can picture the image in his head. Sandburg’s language consists not only of great images and detail, but also of free verse and prose. He employs long lines in order to emphasize meanings. Many times, he piles up irrelevant information in order to enforce his long-winded sentences (Whipple 263). Sandburg’s colloquial language is all about the people. He collects and compiles the words of people, instead of using artistic selection and control (Angyal 2855). Sandburg uses the common people’s slang and also writes according to his own rules.Carl Sandburg is the poet of the people, therefore he takes his material directly from them (Angyal 2855). In Sandburg’s poems, there is never a sign of order or common p...