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By: Lexi Mulcahy & Amanda Fredrick
The discovery of what's truly behind our nation's songs
- Cummings used a hidden meaning within his poem, along with song lyrics from other songs that had a similar taste.
https://sites.google.com/site/theliteratureofpoetry/3
Literary Devices
Ex: "..who rushed like lions.."
A simile comparing the soldiers to lions to show how they are ready to fight for their country.
Ex: "..to the roaring slaughter.."
A metaphor explaining what the battlefield of war was like.
Ex: "..shall the voice of liberty be mute?"
Plot
The poem "next to of course god America I", written by E.E. Cummings, is told through the eye of a Congressmen, talking about sending soldiers to war. Cummings wrote this poem to show how "unpatriotic" American's can be. Cummings believes that gov't officials try to talk themselves up to see who is the bigger patriot, when in reality sending soldiers, our common population, is the most unpatriotic thing they can do.