The Poetry of Carl Sandburg

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This paper looks at the life experiences of Carl Sandburg and how those experiences influenced his poetry. His use of rhythm, his type of sentence structure, and his free verse styling are also discussed. Verses from some of Sandburg's poems are cited to demonstrate his technique.

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"When one considers the title of "Poet" various ideas and images come to mind, usually including some sort of obscure, eccentric view which generally includes a mental image of someone who wanders about with their head in the clouds, scribbling verses on a small notebook. However, most poets are far from the stereotype. Seeking to convey powerful emotional truth in a minimum of words, a poet, like no other type of writer has the ability to instantly affect its reader, sometimes using fewer than ten words. That is power. And that power to move people, to speak of a truth that many did not know is at the heart of the poetry of Carl Sandburg."

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