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i carry your heart with me
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i carry your heart with me
By E.E. Cummings
ABOUT HIM
Ashling Gorges
English 30
E.E. Cummings
- Born Edward Estlin Cummings in 1894 in
Cambridge, Massachusetts. Died in 1962 .
-Graduated from Harvard in 1915 – Bachelor of
Arts and Masters of Arts in 1916
- Wrongfully imprisoned for three months in
WWI.
-Most of his work has an anti-war theme.
-Written over 2,900 poems, 2 novels, 4 plays,
several essays as well as has many paintings.
-Very unique style, often breaking standard
syntax rules.
-Regarded as one of the best love poets of his
time, and arguably of all time.
1894-1962
THE POEM
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 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)
DIVING DEEPER
Let's have a look at each stanza
STANZA ONE
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
Stanza One
STANZA TWO
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
Stanza Two
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 soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart
Stanza Three
STANZA THREE
STANZA FOUR
i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)
Stanza Four
Poem Analysis
- Love Poem
- First person intended for his loved one
- Simple diction, easy to read and understand
- Rhyme Scheme: ABAB, CDCD, EFEF, GG
- Number of Stanzas = 4
- Number of Lines = 14
- SONNET
- Figurative Language Devices Used :
- Imagery
- Metaphors
- Personification
- Unconventional style
Analysis
WHY I ENJOYED THIS POEM
Why I enjoyed this poem
- Romantic
- Easy to read and understand
- Pleasing to the ear and eye
- Has hidden interpretation
- Unconventional and unique
- E.E. Cummings is my favourite
poet of all time.
References
References
Poem Courtesy of:
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/
Supplemental Information:
https://study.com/academy/lesson/i-carry-your-heart-
with-me-by-ee-cummings-poem-analysis.html
https://poemanalysis.com/i-carry-your-heart-with
-me-cummings-poem-analysis/
Background images:
E.E. Cummings by Edward Weston
(Photograph courtesy of the Center for Creative
Photography)
Wallpaper-gallery.net
by Igor warlockpie
e.e. Cummings own painting
https://wallpaperaccess.com/milky-way-4k