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By: Lexi Mulcahy & Amanda Fredrick

"next to of course god America I"

Research

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.

Basic Elements

Sources

E.E. Cummings

Carrasco, Fernando. "next to of course god America I." Literature of Poetry. n. page. Print.

https://sites.google.com/site/theliteratureofpoetry/3

"Edward Estlin Cummings ." Biography Channel website. (2013): n. page. Print.

Literary Devices

  • Similes
  • Metaphors
  • Personification

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

  • War
  • Government
  • Congress
  • Patriotism

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.

Bio

  • E.E. Cummings began writing in 1904 and he received his M.A. and B.A. from Harvard University.
  • He is widely known for using improper spelling, spacing, grammar, and capitalization.
  • He had trouble finding a publisher, which resulted in him publishing much of his own work.
  • We can infer that Cummings wrote his poetry the way he did because he believed that "modern society killed individual creativity and freedom".
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