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e.e. cummings - r-p-o-p-h-e-s-s-a-g-r

r-p-o-p-h-e-s-s-a-g-r
who
a)s w(e loo)k
upnowgath
PPEGORHRASS
eringint(o-
aThe):l
eA
!p:
S         a
(r
rIvInG .gRrEaPsPhOs)
to
rea(be)rran(com)gi(e)ngly
,grasshopper;

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r-p-o-p-h-e-s-s-a-g-r - Comments and Information

Poet: e.e. cummings (e.e. cummings Art)
Poem: r-p-o-p-h-e-s-s-a-g-r
Poem of the Day: Feb 19 2005

Comment 38 of 38, added on September 5th, 2009 at 7:51 AM.

Hello. The freethinking of one age is the common sense of the next.
I am from Germany and also am speaking English, tell me right I wrote the following sentence: "He is a state-of-the-art, other nothing with a effective metabolism who is much cowed utilizing an foxglove."

Thanks for the help ;), Robi.

Robi from Liberia
Comment 37 of 38, added on March 30th, 2009 at 8:02 PM.

Cummings is a part of the Imagist movement. They believe that a theme or an idea can be conveyed in just one image. Everything is the poem is meant to emphasize the one image, which in this case is the grasshopper hopping. He wants to give an image of a grasshopper actually bouncing across the page, which is used to emphasize his idea.

Lauren from United States
Comment 36 of 38, added on March 8th, 2009 at 1:47 PM.

I am doing a research paper on E.E. Cummings, and when i first saw this poem I thought that my computer was messed up. Now I realize the amazing thought that went in to construct this poem. Cummings really did paint a picture for me and I loved decoding his message!
This is truly one of my favorite poems!

Allison from Ireland

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