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Presentation on: Cool Tombs by Carl Sandburg

Presentation on: Cool Tombs by Carl Sandburg . Brittney Lenzi. Carl Sandburg. Born January 6, 1878 His father was an immigrant from Sweden Dropped out of school He enrolled in the army. rickrozoff.wordpress.com-. Than he went to Lombard College in Galesburg, but never graduated

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Presentation on: Cool Tombs by Carl Sandburg

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  1. Presentation on:Cool Tombs by Carl Sandburg Brittney Lenzi

  2. Carl Sandburg • Born January 6, 1878 • His father was an immigrant from Sweden • Dropped out of school • He enrolled in the army rickrozoff.wordpress.com-

  3. Than he went to Lombard College in Galesburg, but never graduated • He married Lillian Steichen in 1908 • Won two Pulitzer Prizes • Died: In 1967 at the age 89

  4. Influences • Was influenced by the Civil War • Grew up during a time of political and social trouble • Harsh conditions in factories • Government corruption ipadinsight.com

  5. What makes his poetry unique • His style is not like the average poet • Free verse • Does not use rhyme scheme amyking.wordpress.com-

  6. Cool Tombs When Abraham Lincoln was shoveled into the tombs, he forgot the copperheads and the assassin … in the dust, in the cool tombs. And Ulysses Grant lost all thought of con men and Wall street, cash and collateral turned ashes … in the dust, in the cool tombs. Pocahontas’ body, lovely as a poplar, sweet as a red haw in November or a pawpaw in May, did she wonder? does she remember, … in the dust, in the cool tombs? Take any streetful of people buying clothes and groceries, cheering a hero or throwing confetti and blowing tin horns … tell me if the lovers are losers … tell me if any get more than the lovers … in the dust … in the cool tombs.

  7. People in Poem • Abraham Lincoln • Ulysses Grant • Pocahontas www.telegraph.co.uk en.wikipedia.org http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocahontas

  8. Poem Analysis • Poetic Device 1: Assonance • “got” from “forgot” is repeated in “cop” of “copperhead.” • Poetic Device 2: Alliteration • “con,” “cash,” and “collateral.” “Cash” and “ash • Poetic Device 3: Simile • “lovely as a poplar” (tree)

  9. Theme • Death • Value of Life en.wikipedia.org

  10. Work Cited • "Cool Tombs." Poetry for Students. Ed. Mary Ruby. Vol. 6. Detroit: Gale Group, 1999. 44-58. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 30 May 2014.

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