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Todays aims:
To get to grips with the most challenging of the poemsand to love it as much as I do! To think about how symbolism creates meaning in this poem and to what effect. To consider the ways in which cummings explores abstract ideas through language. To consider the ways in which language and standard grammatical rules may be manipulated whilst still making sense
Which video seems to you to be the best fit for the poem and why?
INDIVIDUAL RESPONSE
Write a paragraph which explains how you respond to ee cummings style of poetry. CONSIDER: What do you think he was trying to achieve? Select at least one specific line/image or stanza from the poem to comment upon in support of your view.
Comment on the lists in the poem Look carefully at the difference between stanzas 4 and 5. What difference is cummings implying between noones love for anyone and someones love for everyones? If more by more suggests great love growing ever greater (as opposed to the familiar expression little by little), what do you make of some of the other verbal patterns in 7th & 8th stanzas? What do you make of the metre and rhyme pattern of this poem? How should it be read? What is your final response to the poem? How does it fit with the HOME theme of this anthology?