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    visual techniques to create meaning. One way he used visual techniques is by creating his poems in many different shapes and forms including spaces and parenthesis. For example, in document A, the poem looks like a number one. Also in his poem,”r-p-o-p-h-e-s-s-a-g-r” he uses a

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    “ It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” E.E Cummings. Edward Estlin Cummings was born In 1894 and Lived in Cambridge Massachusetts. E.E Cummings went to Harvard University. E.E Cummings died on September 3,1962 In North Conway, New Hampshire. E.E Cummings was a painter and painted lots of things. The Question is How does E.E Cummings create meaning using sight and sound? E.E Cummings creates meaning in his poetry by using Visual techniques and Auditory techniques. In the beginning

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    E.E. Cummings uses many different literary devices throughout Anyone Lived in a Pretty How Town, to explain the setting, as well as the tone of the piece. By using devices such as imagery, rhymes, and metonymy, Cummings creates the illusion of a pleasant town, that experiences many seasons together, and is eventually plagued by a death of a town member. Cummings chooses his diction carefully in order to make sure the audience is getting the right appearance of the town, he does so by choosing

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    A science writer by the name of Carol Ezzell is the author of the article called “ Clocking Cultures. Since as the early 1990s, Ezzell works as a writer and editor at Scientific American, a popular American science magazine that focuses on mainly on biology and technology. Ezzell also work at science related organizations like Science News, Bio/World and Nature. Ezzell have received an award for her journalism within the field of science by the National Association of Science Writers and the Pan

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    Have you ever read a poem by E.E cummings? Did it sound strange or make sense? E.E Cummings full name is Edward Estlin Cummings. He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1848. He created poems when he was a child and was able to read and write. How does E.E Cummings create meaning with sight and sound? E.E Cumings creates meaning with sight and sound by using Visual techniques and Auditory techniques. He creates meaning by using visual techniques with sound and sight. To begin with E.E Cummings

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    Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821-1881) was a Russian novelist, journalist, and short story writer that discussed the psychological state of the human soul in many of his works, one in particular is Notes from the Underground; which was published in 1864. Notes from the Underground, had a great influence in the 20th century; the novel takes a man’s inability to communicate with society and uses it to teach readers about the importance of other humans in our daily lives and how that affects the way we think

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    Edward Estlin Cummings was born on October 14, 1894 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Cummings began writing his poems as early as ten years old. His unique ideas and various poetic devices that were included in his poetry induced him to be one of the most remembered poets of modern day time. E.E. Cummings was an intriguing poet that is known for many poetic ideas. Among them, Cummings was known for his ability to create meaning using structure and his avant garde approach towards language. In his work

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    e.e. Cummings: The 20th Century’s Most Idiosyncratic Poet By: Sara Gilmore Poet Research Paper March 9, 2013 Mrs. Evans Although he was also a painter, he was mostly known for being a “painter with words.” Born into one of Boston’s most influential families, Edward Estlin Cummings’ (later known as e.e. Cummings) iconoclastic poetry acquired much attention from 20th century society. Encompassing over a total of 2,900 poems, four plays, essays, and two autobiographical novels, Cummings’ work is

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    Poet Portrait: E.E. Cummings Essay

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    lifetime (“E.E. Cummings”). Being raised in a well-educated, literary family; Cummings had a strong background to develop in his chosen career. He wrote, on average, a poem everyday from the time he was 8 years old until he was through college at age 22 (“E(dward) […]”). What is even more extraordinary is he said his first rhyme at age three (Goodman). e.e.

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    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

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