E.E. Cummings

E.E. Cummings was born in October 14, 1984 and died September 3, 1962. He was a modernist peot.

In The Rain-

in the rain-
darkness,     the sunset
being sheathed i sit and
think of you

the holy
city which is your face
your little cheeks the streets
of smiles

your eyes half-
thrush
half-angel and your drowsy
lips where float flowers of kiss

and
there is the sweet shy pirouette
your hair
and then

your dancesong
soul.     rarely-beloved
a single star is
uttered,and i

E.E. Cummings poem "In The Rain" is about how much he thinks of his lover. He compares seasons and objects to his lover. His repetitive use of metaphors alludes to the beauty of his lady friend. Cummings also uses imagery, such as "half-angel and your drowsy lips where float flowers of kiss". The theme of this poem is that when you are in love, it is at the forefront of your mind. The extreme imagery and hyperbole ("the holy city which is your face") helps push Cummings theme that love should be valued above all else. This is a perfect example of a modernist because it reduces the human experience to fragments. Cummings' poem "In The Rain-" gives the audience a snapshot of a man thinking of his lover.