Form and Structure ================= The poem ‘America’ highlights the irregular meter and structure that is the hallmark of Ginsberg’s poetry. Even the stanzas of the poem are also irregular and unplanned. The first stanza has sixteen lines, the second and third consists of twelve lines, and the fourth and fifth stanzas consist of ten lines each. Like other Ginsberg poems, the structure is really meant to be heard rather than read, as it is conversational in nature. He relates the poem to music, saying that the key to understanding the structure of the poem is “in the jazz choruses.” The final stanza of the poem is an amalgamation of rhythms and a stream of consciousness writing. And, the sentences often run on without punctuation. Also, the poem skips from subject to subject with little relation to each other. Theme and Setting -================= The poem involves many prominent themes such as the previous wars of the decade, nuclear warfare, the foreign policy in Asia, racial unrest in the US, and resistance against communism. The themes are well explained with cultural and political references as well as references to incidents and events in Ginsberg’s own life as well as the lives of his friends and fellow Beat writers. As the title suggests, the setting of the poem is in America, especially in the 1950s. The time after the World Wars, when America faced a terrible economical surge is the time the poet discusses in the poem.
Form and Structure
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The poem ‘America’ highlights the irregular meter and structure that is the hallmark of Ginsberg’s poetry. Even the stanzas of the poem are also irregular and unplanned. The first stanza has sixteen lines, the second and third consists of twelve lines, and the fourth and fifth stanzas consist of ten lines each. Like other Ginsberg poems, the structure is really meant to be heard rather than read, as it is conversational in nature. He relates the poem to music, saying that the key to understanding the structure of the poem is “in the jazz choruses.” The final stanza of the poem is an amalgamation of rhythms and a stream of consciousness writing. And, the sentences often run on without punctuation. Also, the poem skips from subject to subject with little relation to each other.
Theme and Setting
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The poem involves many prominent themes such as the previous wars of the decade, nuclear warfare, the foreign policy in Asia, racial unrest in the US, and resistance against communism. The themes are well explained with cultural and political references as well as references to incidents and events in Ginsberg’s own life as well as the lives of his friends and fellow Beat writers. As the title suggests, the setting of the poem is in America, especially in the 1950s. The time after the World Wars, when America faced a terrible economical surge is the time the poet discusses in the poem.
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