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Samantha Monnett English 11 Literature of America April 27, 2012 The Life of a So Called Lesbian Amy Lowell was born in Brookline, Massachusetts on February 9, 1874. She was the daughter of Augustus Lowell and Katherine Bigelow Lawrence. Both her mother and father were from New England aristocrats. Aristocrats are wealthy and prominent members of society. Her father, Augustus, was a businessman, civic leader, and horticulturalist. Lowell’s mother, Katherine, was an accomplished musician

The "Modern" Men No two men are exactly alike, not even identical twins. Some attributes, appearance, and ideology may mirror, but no two men are alike. Differences in how the world is perceived will allow this individual to stand together, but appear far apart. The modern method of writing allows for individuals do exactly that, stand together, but appear to be fair. Writers Ernest Hemingway and T.S. Eliot demonstrated such disassociation in living deliberately in time and place of Nick and J.

Ernest Hemingway Ernest Hemingway enlisted in the army at age 18, but he was unable to pass the US Army exam. Together with his friend, Ted Brumback, he volunteered as an ambulance driver in the International Red Cross Organization. As a driver, he was affiliated with the Italian Medical Corps in the Alpine Front. During his assignment, a shrapnel exploded in his leg, and he was evacuated to a hospital in Milano where he spent two months and was unable to walk. Later, Hemingway returned to the front

EE Cummings was well known for his concise, non-conforming, innovative works of literature, and it was thought that his “great forte [was] the manipulation of traditional forms and attitudes in an original way” (“E.E. Cummings”). His work stands out from others, especially against others of his time, and his own personal style is shown in his works not only in the way he uses the form but also in the way he uses words, grammar, punctuation, etc. He essentially made up his own rules on how literature

Ezra Pound was an American expatriate poet and a crucial figure in the early modernist movement. His famous contribution to the modernist movement was his influential work of developing the literary style of Imagism. His favoritism towards using musical properties in the poetical verse, and intense use of vivid imagery, helped to not only influence many other famous poets such as Robert Frost and D.H. Lawrence, but also to change the literary world forever. Ezra Loomis Pound was

In England, he met literary icons like Ezra Pound and Edward Thomas; they helped him with his poetry by encouraging and review his works. Thomas served as an inspiration in Frost’s poem in “The Road Not Taken” when Thomas would talk about his regrets and decisions he took and did not take. Due to

In the poem, both William Butler and Annie Johnson were fighting for a good life but only one of them succeeded. To begin with, “The song of Wandering Aengus” you can tell that William Butler was creative with a big imagination and also determined. William Butler had a desire of discovering where the girl of his dreams has disappeared to. Whereas in the story, “New Directions” Annie Johnson tried to find ways to support her family, took her own path because she was desperate to find a new life for

events unfortunately led to Frost to sell his farm and move to England with his children and wife (Burnshaw). While in England, Frost was exposed to literary circles and met some famous authors of poets that helped to influence him, such as Ezra Pound and Edward Thomas (Robert

hallmarked by its refusal to submit to convention – it rejected mimesis (realism) and pioneered new ways of expression, on a quest to find meaning in the chaotic and subjective human condition.   The 1913 poem In the Station of the Metro by Ezra Pound and 1954 poem Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird by Wallace Stevens embody the notion that modernism reflected the times of uncertainty. Uncertainty is an ambiguous concept that is difficult to restrict to a single definition - it is generally

Seth Enoch November 19, 2017 Survey of American Literature II Dr. Kimmarie Lewis Ezra Pound: The Father of Modernism Ezra Pound has been deemed one of Poetry's most important contributors. (Remembering Poets, 1). T.S. Eliot and Donald Hall both believed Ezra Pound to be the biggest influence on poetry of his time. (Poetry.org, 1). He was dedicated to his work, and from a young age, until his death in 1972, he worked tirelessly, creating poetry that some deigned controversial, whether