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Poet: e.e. cummings
Poem: next to of course god america i... (III)
Poem of the Day:
Jan 28 2007
Comment 28 of 28, added on March 16th, 2008 at 2:05 PM.
"America makes prodigious mistakes, America has colossal faults, but one thing cannot be denied: America is always on the move. She may be going to Hell, of course, but at least she isn't standing still."
e.e. cummings said the above quote.
I don't mean to be melodramatic (but) this poem couldn't be further away frompatriotism. The inclusion of 'andsoforth' is indeed (As someone else mentioned) the poet satirising the superflous spewing of nationalism that is so typical of (myfellow) americans. That is really only one example, but i cant be bothered to think of more, so forget about it.
J.A. Garrido from United States
Comment 27 of 28, added on March 9th, 2008 at 1:32 AM.
The poem is satirizing the fact that America is great. But in reality is very different. one of the ideals of America is lierty or equality, but they dont have it. He also criticizes the polititions for inaction, theytend to say things, but never do it. They are repeating the same things again and again and it becomes meaning les.
kichu from India
Comment 26 of 28, added on January 12th, 2008 at 10:06 PM.
honestly, i feel that this poem has many different and almost opposite-like ideas. cummings' character praises the fact that America is a glorious nation and all who reside in America hold great pride in their country. Soldiers are proud to go fight for what America stands for, for them in this world. And the thing that this character emphasizes is that these soldiers of America fight for the beauty of America; the freedom, the liberty. The soldiers don't even think one bit; to such an extent that they are ready to face death even when it comes to them. cummings sarcastically remarks how America has patriotic soldiers representing her freedom, without thinking because they only have the thought that war glorifies a nation and "beautifies" the "voice of liberty." This poem is a poem of the question WHY towards this capitalist train of thinking of patriotism in these soldiers and people of America. The real question is Why is freedom fighting when everything should be earned or given in freedom? including individual worth and thought?
:) this is what i think. i just wrote what came to my mind.
tiki from United States
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"America makes prodigious mistakes, America has colossal faults, but one thing cannot be denied: America is always on the move. She may be going to Hell, of course, but at least she isn't standing still."
e.e. cummings said the above quote.
I don't mean to be melodramatic (but) this poem couldn't be further away frompatriotism. The inclusion of 'andsoforth' is indeed (As someone else mentioned) the poet satirising the superflous spewing of nationalism that is so typical of (myfellow) americans. That is really only one example, but i cant be bothered to think of more, so forget about it.
J.A. Garrido from United States