n(o)w

the
how
dis(appeared cleverly)world

iS Slapped:with;liGhtninG
!

at
which(shal)lpounceupcrackw(ill)jumps
of
THuNdeRB
loSSo!M iN
-visiblya mongban(gedfrag-
ment ssky?wha tm)eani ngl(essNessUn
rolli)ngl yS troll s(who leO v erd)oma insCol

Lide.!high
n , o ;w:
theraIncomIng

o all the roofs roar
drownInsound(
&
(we(are like)dead
)Whoshout(Ghost)atOne(voiceless)O
ther or im)
pos
sib(ly as
leep)
But l!ook-
s

U

n:starT birDs(IEAp)Openi ng
t hing ; s(
-sing
)all are aLI(cry alL See)o(ver All)Th(e grEEn

?eartH)N,ew

Analysis, meaning and summary of e.e. cummings's poem n(o)w…

5 Comments

  1. alex says:

    This is a great tutorial thanks!o

  2. Hillari says:

    excellent!!

  3. Elise says:

    I believe he spoke(or wrote) of history, and of howit repeats and reacts to and constantly mends itself and him (it helped him through his life)

  4. jaks says:

    i am so confused… i am using this poem for an english project but i dont know what it means.. i cant even understand it…

  5. LadyO says:

    This poem is quite challenging. anyone have any ideas? other than it being autobiographical and a discussion of the speaker’s intrigue with a miraculous universe?

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