Saturday, June 11, 2011

Analysis of the Poem:  Humanity I love you & I Shall Imagine Life. 
By: E.E Cummings
Humanity I love you 
        In the poem Humanity I love you, Edward expresses his strong connection with the war. His poem demonstrates his disgust for how society is divided into different classes and in general, humanity. Throughout the poem Edward uses metaphors to expresses the selfishness of humanity. An example of this would be when he states "because you would rather black the boots of success than enquire whose soul dangles from his watch-chain". This line expresses how success is more important then helping other people.The last lines of the poem  more directly state what Cummings is really trying to say, which is..... "Humanity, I hate you!"

I Shall Imagine Life
       In the poem I Shall Imagine Life Edward is expressing that everyone should see themselves as equal in the world. It shouldn't make a difference for anyone when it comes to race, gender, and appearances. His poem states that real beauty is whats on the inside referring to personality and who you are. 


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