Presentation on:Cool Tombs by Carl Sandburg

Brittney Lenzi

Born January 6, 1878 His father was an immigrant from Sweden Dropped out of school He enrolled in the army

Carl Sandburg

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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

Was influenced by the Civil War Grew up during a time of political and social

trouble◦ Harsh conditions in factories◦ Government corruption

Influences

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His style is not like the average poet ◦ Free verse ◦ Does not use rhyme scheme

What makes his poetry unique

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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.

Cool Tombs

Abraham Lincoln Ulysses Grant Pocahontas

People in Poem

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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)

Poem Analysis

Death

Value of Life

Theme

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"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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