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The Grass Is Always Greener (Over the Cemetery): the Use of Proper Nouns, the Imperative Tense, and Tension Between the First and Third Person in Carl Sandburg’s Grass When a battle is over, the field on which it was fought must look like a wound on the face of the earth: the blood-soaked ground strewn with bodies, lying in mud churned by thousands of marching feet. Eventually, grass grows over the battlefield, hiding the evidence of the horrors that took place there under a blanket of green

In the early 20th century Carl Sandburg wrote a poem called “Chicago”. In this poem he opens with brutal imagery about the city Chicago by calling in a “hog” and the “butcher of the world”. Sandburg later defends the city from the hateful terms that have been expressed towards Chicago. Carl Sandburg expresses a very clear tone throughout the poem “Chicago”, the tone can be easily analyzed by evaluating how Sandberg describes the city towards the middle of the poem. Reading through the poem you can

Carl Sandburg's Use of Allusion in "Grass" Carl Sandburg's short poem "Grass" represents a metaphor for the disguise of history. The persona tells how histories that have taken place are sooner or later disregarded. The persona tells that the histories should not be disregarded, but be left the way it is as cited in the poem "I am the grass .Let me work." People should notice the events that took place and learn from their mistakes and be better people. The places that are mentioned in the poem

understanding of the receiver. In “Buttons”, Carl Sandburg faces this problem as he narrates the realities of war while covering how those without the experience regarded it with oversimplification. Sandburg conveys the message showing the disconnect of war between the soldiers in action and civilians at home to share the horrors of war for those without the experience. As if possessing a natural ability in poetic writing was not enough, Carl Sandburg added a unique angle to his pieces. Raised in

In the written pieces, “Grass” by Carl Sandburg, Traveling through the Dark”, by William E. Stafford, Mirror” by Sylvia Plath, and “Bidwell Ghost” by Louise Edrich all have symbolism. In the poem “Grass” by Carl Sandburg, he portrays renewal by using grass. The way he words the sentences gives a though of how grass covers up, or grows over where damage has been done. From the short poem, one line that relates to grass says, “I am the grass, I cover all” (Sandburg line 3). As you read on he says different

through their broad works. Speaking of which Carl Sandburg, is a prime example of what an intellectual and inspiring poet consisted of; however it did not come naturally, it took hard work and dedication. Born into poverty Sandburg knew that his impecunious lifestyle was not the end of the road for him. In order to remain stable, Carl Sandburg at a young age quit school, and worked various jobs to be supportive to his family. Far along down the line Sandburg attended Lombard College, where he find his

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