In the poem "Chicago" by Carl Sandburg, the city of Chicago is personified as bragging and laughing. The city itself is depicted as proud and confident, boasting about its industrial might and resilience, while also laughing at challenges and setbacks. This prideful and resilient spirit reflects the character of the city itself.
passionate, admiring, defensive,
in the poem Chicago
he wrote about it because he was born there
Carl Sandburg's poem "Chicago" defends the city against dark accusations of prostitution, poverty, and exploitation of the working class. In the end, he suggests that such accusations plague any large city, and he asserts that "Under the terrible burden of destiny," Chicago laughs "as a young man laughs, laughing even as an ignorant fighter laughs who has never lost a battle, bragging and laughing that under his wrist is the pulse, and under his ribs the heart of the people." Thus, he asserts that the spirit of the city not only survives, but thrives in spite of its dark underbelly, and perhaps even has more character because of it. The full text of "Chicago" can be found here: http://www.blackcatpoems.com/s/chicago.html
The City of Chicago. Sandburg personifies the city throught the poem "Chicago."
Carl Sandburg was born on January 6, 1878.
Carl Sandburg was born on January 6, 1878.
Carl Sandburg College was created in 1966.
Some questions you could use in teaching the poem "Chicago" by Carl Sandburg would be: 1. How does Sandburg describe the city of Chicago to make it feel "alive" to the reader? 2. How does the poem describe the effects of urban industrialism at the beginning of the 20th century? 3. How is the Chicago of today different from the Chicago that Sandburg described? How is it the same?
carl sandburg did die on July 22 1967
One of the major themes in Chicago by Carl Sandburg is that there can be more than what meets the eye. The bad side of some people (or cities) is the first thing some people see but even evil people (or cities) can have some good in them.
One of the major themes in Chicago by Carl Sandburg is that there can be more than what meets the eye. The bad side of some people (or cities) is the first thing some people see but even evil people (or cities) can have some good in them.