E. E. Cummings' Poetry as Political Satire

Abstract

The present research studiesE. E. Cummings ten selected poems as a satire on American politics. It examines how Cummings attacks the politicians and denounces the pretensions of authority through the use of mimicry, parody, and personal ridicule, role playing, invective and burlesque.The study exposes the hypocrisy and follies of thepoliticians. The work is divided into four chapters. The first chapter gives a general introduction to the work. The second chapter discusses satire and its different forms as a theoretical tool. The third chapter analyzes the text to show political satire. And the fourth chapter is the conclusion of the work.