Cummings '' The Enormous Room'
In 1917 he enlisted himself in the Red Cross Ambulance Corps (Blumenkranz). He became an ambulance driver right before America entered World War I. Soon After, Cummings was thrown into French Prison (“…Biography.”). He was accused of treason and spent many months in the French prison camp (Blumenkranz). Cummings’ experience in the camp inspired one of his famous books, The Enormous Room. The book is based on his life during this time period (“…Biography.”).
Cummings had an affair with Elaine Orr, the wife of Scotfield Thayer. Thayer was a friend of Cummings that he met at Harvard (…The Famous…). Although she was married, Elaine had a child with Cummings, her name was Nancy. Nancy was the only child Cummings ever had. Cummings later married Elaine on March 19th 1924, but she left him nine months later for a rich Irish banker.
After Elaine, Cummings met Anne Minnerly Barton. He married her in 1932 but after three years she wanted a …show more content…
He uses the parentheses to emphasize what he said before (Shmoop Editorial Team). In the second stanza, lines five through seven, he says his lover is his fate and his world. In line eight Cummings claims that the moons real meaning lies within his lover. Then in line nine, he uses personification to say that the sun will always sing about his lover. In the third stanza, line ten and eleven, Cummings explains that love is one of the greatest mysteries of all and that it is the foundation to everything. In lines twelve and thirteen he further explains how love is an unifying force. At the end of the third stanza it is clear that Cummings is talking about just his love for this woman, he is talking about love in general. The last stanza of the poem is only one line long, Cummings does this to show that this is the most important point of the poem (Shmoop Editorial
Cummings had an affair with Elaine Orr, the wife of Scotfield Thayer. Thayer was a friend of Cummings that he met at Harvard (…The Famous…). Although she was married, Elaine had a child with Cummings, her name was Nancy. Nancy was the only child Cummings ever had. Cummings later married Elaine on March 19th 1924, but she left him nine months later for a rich Irish banker.
After Elaine, Cummings met Anne Minnerly Barton. He married her in 1932 but after three years she wanted a …show more content…
He uses the parentheses to emphasize what he said before (Shmoop Editorial Team). In the second stanza, lines five through seven, he says his lover is his fate and his world. In line eight Cummings claims that the moons real meaning lies within his lover. Then in line nine, he uses personification to say that the sun will always sing about his lover. In the third stanza, line ten and eleven, Cummings explains that love is one of the greatest mysteries of all and that it is the foundation to everything. In lines twelve and thirteen he further explains how love is an unifying force. At the end of the third stanza it is clear that Cummings is talking about just his love for this woman, he is talking about love in general. The last stanza of the poem is only one line long, Cummings does this to show that this is the most important point of the poem (Shmoop Editorial