Edgar Lee Masters

Whitman, Emily Dickinson, and Edgar Lee Masters were three literacy scholars, who without a doubt evolved American literature. They were each able to break the ancient stigmas, and created supplementary freedom when it came to what a piece of literature can offer. They were known to speak upon various topics that were recognized as inappropriate within the society, but that didn’t stop them from stating their beliefs. Common similarities that these literacy masters shared amongst each other were

3. Literary Analysis Edgar Lee Masters is best known for his book Spoon River Anthology. Spoon River Anthology is considered by some critics, like Ernest Earnest, to be one of the greatest poetry collections in American literature. One of the most popular poems in Spoon River Anthology is “Lucinda Matlock.” In “Lucinda Matlock,” Masters concocts a fictional character, who is based on his grandmother, that tells readers from beyond the grave about the beauty and the pain that she faced in her life

Many authors are inspired to write by other things like a special thing in their day or sometimes other writings or poems. “Washington Mcneely” by Edgar Lee Masters and Our Town by Thornton Wilder themes because Our Town was inspired by many of Edgar Lee Masters’ poems. Both pieces of work share the themes of death and time, a character similarities between Mrs. Webb and Washington McNeely. Two themes the poem has is death and time. The poem displays the theme of time, because it starts out telling

Edgar Lee Masters was born on August 23, 1868 in Garnett, Kansas. His parents were Emma Jershua Masters and Hardin Wallace Masters. He grew up in the western Illinois farmlands of Petersburg and Lewiston, where his grandparents had settled in the 1820s. He went to school in both Petersburg and Lewiston, but graduated from Lewiston High School. He spent a year at a college preparatory school hoping to gain admission to Knox College (Lewis; Primeau). Instead of continuing with college, Lewis claims

In Edgar Lee Masters's poem "Minerva Jones," the things I learned from this individual is that unfortunate happenings occurred in Minerva Jones's life. Minerva Jones was the town's poetess who was "Hooted at, jeered at by the Yahoos of the street for my heavy body, cock-eye, and rolling walk". Minerva Jones was not the best looking person to look at, but rather a fat, crossed-eyed woman with a crippled walk. The people of the town made fun of her, judging and taunting her for her ugly looks and unwomanly

In the poem “Lucinda Matlock”, written by Edgar Lee Masters, the character Lucinda Matlock, who has passed away, shares the story of her life and gives some advice to her loved ones who are alive and experiencing some bad times. The theme Masters uses is to make the best of life because life is too short to be negative. The character Lucinda Matlock has passed away but is reflecting on the ups and downs of her life, but always remains positive. Masters describes the theme by using persona, tone

In the poem "Minerva Jones" by Edgar Lee Masters, what I learned about this individual in the epitaphs is that she is that she is a heavy person but her cock-eye, rolling walk, shows the confidence she had, as she thirsted for love and life. The people she talks about is the Yahoos who hooted at, and jeered at her, "Butch" Weldy who captured her and left her to Doctor Meyers. Some of the things this poem lets us know about the poet's small-town American culture and values at this time is the verses

Spoon River Anthology The Spoon River Anthology, written by Edgar Lee Masters in 1915, was a unique piece of work in both style and structure. There are over two hundred “stories” told by the dead people who once lived in the town of Spoon River. The lives and dreams of these people are written as poems. The poetry itself is an excellent example of early modernist style. Since there are many people from many different backgrounds, and even different generations, (There are examples of Old

All Work, No Play, Better Make Changes Before It Is Too Late Edgar Lee Masters' poem "Griffy the Cooper" conveys the interaction between work and play and the effect each can have on life. It cautions that although a person should be good at his or her trade, they must also take time to experience life and not miss out on what life has to offer. When the speaker of the poem states "The cooper should know about tubs,/But I learned about life itself"(1-2) he suggests that in this day and time, people

one church, no mall, many small shops, and one small movie theater. The small town life written in on the epitaphs in Edger Lee Masters Spoon River Anthology accurately reflects small town life in Newport, Vermont. Edgar Lee Masters was a poet and a novelist. He was born on August 23,1868 in Garnett, Kansas. His parents are Hardin Wallace Masters and Emma J. Dexter. Masters grew up on his grandmother?s farm in Illinois. After growing up on his grandmother?s farm, he became a lawyer in Chicago. He