A Pretty How Town

live in a world where only 10 poems were allowed to be read and studied, ideally, the 10 poems selected would be the most figuratively, structurally, and mechanically fit of all pieces in history. In my opinion, the 1940 poem “Anyone Lived in a Pretty How Town” by E.E. Cummings is one of the most intriguing poems written and would surely be featured as one of the 10 selected pieces of reading. Though it features bizarre syntax which, at times, is hard to decipher, the poem is one that is both touching

“anyone lived in a pretty how town” by E.E. Cummings can be interpreted both literally and figuratively. Literally, the poem can be read to mean that someone lived in a town where everyone was unhappy, unloving, and cruel. The people went through life growing up, forgetting their lonely, loveless childhoods, while others died unloved with nobody missing them, therefore the town continued to repeat the cycle of unhappiness for every following generation. Figuratively, the poem can be viewed as a love

The poem “anyone lived in a pretty how town” by E.E. Cummings talks about the cycle of life and the importance of structure, symbolism, and language of the poem. For instance, the poem has nine stanzas, which has a rhyming pattern of AABC. The rhythm of the poem is significant for it supports one of themes, the cycle of life. Cumming uses season to explain the poem's progress. “spring summer autumn winter” (3) and “sun moon stars rain” (8) symbolizes time passing, which represents life passing. In

An Analysis of E.E. Cummings' Anyone Lived in a Pretty How Town In reading this poem the first time, I had no clue as to what Cummings was speaking of. However, after many times through and several on-line readings, I believe that I have some semblance as to what Cummings was trying to convey in this poem. In reading this poem through on my own the first time, I saw Anyone as any person. However, Anyone is actually an individual, as is Noone. Anyone is seen to be a happy person as in line 4

in time otherwise lost in the blink of an eye. British poet Dylan Thomas and American poet E.E. Cummings have both been noted for the recurring themes of passage of time in their poetry. In Thomas’ "Fern Hill" and Cummings’ "anyone lived in a pretty how town," both modern poets utilize a juxtaposition of paradoxes to express the irrevocable passage of time and the loss of innocence attributed to it. While Thomas projects his mature feelings into a nostalgic site of his childhood, Cummings takes a

“Anyone lived in a pretty how town” of E. E. Cummings is about an infamous man in a particular town. Writing the poem, Cummings’ purpose is to convey to the public a cruel fact, that people become less aware of each other in this society. The state of lacking of awareness of the world, of the surrounding individuals happens to any people. As a student, have anyone in a particular school thought about the existence of someone who is not attractive or familiar? That “someone” belongs to the obscure

their writings the author’s conveyed their fears and attitudes towards their impending doom, this sparking the change in the literary world today. In modernism there are a few key themes that E.E. Cummings exhibits in his work, “Anyone lived in a pretty how town.” One most common modernist literature represented is paradox through themes of cycles. Death is common among this piece of modernist literature, which reflects on the destruction of one’s life. Another element of modernist literature

“Anyone lived in a pretty how town,” a ballad by E. E. Cummings, was first published in 1940. Cummings is commonly associated with his peculiar ideas about punctuation; he lacked punctuation and structure frequently. Being one of the best known poets of all time, Cummings creates a language that is relatable to just about anyone. I think this poem is about a small community where everyone is concerned with his or her own actions, never caring about neighbors or other members of the community.

In the poem Anyone Lived in a Pretty how Town E. E. Cummings plays with jumbled syntax, a seemingly random rhyme scheme, and the paradox of non-identical repetition to convey his message about the ordinariness of daily life, the passing of time, and the inclusive anonymity of people we encounter in our lives. Anyone Lived in a Pretty how Town describes the daily lives of the people who live in a certain, nameless town. The town is not named and neither are any of the townspeople, other than to give

lived in a pretty how town, the most prevalent are paradox in the form of cycles, the idea of a menacing death, and abnormal poetic structuring of the poem. A paradox is one many common modern literature represented is through themes of cycles. Death, common among this piece of modern literature reflects on the destruction of one’s life. The frequent writing style of the author’ is another element of modern literature is which exemplifies the