E. E. Cummings' Poetry as Political Satire
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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.