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IEB Poem - Nobody loses all the Time
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This is an in-depth analysis with complete annotations on the poem. Nobody loses all the time forms part of the prescribed poetry for the IEB grade 12 Syllabus.
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Nobody loses allthe time
e e cummings
, Background on the poet
E.E. Cummings, in full Edward Estlin Cummings
• Born October 14, 1894 and died September 3, 1962.
• American poet and painter who first attracted attention, in an age of lite
experimentation, for his unconventional punctuation and phrasing.
• As part of his linguistic experiments, Cummings invented complex words
used inverted syntax. He used different text alignments, irregular line
spacing, and nontraditional capitalization to emphasize particular words
phrases.
• His distinctive typography was often matched with his subject matter
because his moods alternated between satire and toughness and tende
and whimsicality.
• A frequent user of colloquial language and material from burlesque and
circus, his erotic poetry and love lyrics were often filled with images of t
natural world and infused with a childlike candor.
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,ANALYSIS
, Title
Nobody loses all the time
Aphorism or adage: an observation or proverb expressing a general truth
, Repetition of the title: emphasises the fact that no o
the time, there is always a victory somewhere, no m
or small.
Lack of nobody loses all the time
punctuation.
Failure is the state or condition of no
desirable or intended objective, and
i had an uncle named as the opposite of success.
A born failure is never expected to su
Sol in latin
This statement introduces the fact th
means sun. It Sol who was a born failure and going to fail.
Indicates that he was a topic of discussion
is a Life giver.
nearly everybody said he should have gone
A type of low
class into vaudeville perhaps because my Uncle Sol could
entertainment
sing McCann He Was A Diver on Xmas Eve like Hell Itself which
Title of a
song
may or may not account for the fact that my Uncle
Chr
wei
Meaning he could sing it
Unnecessary / adding words sing
well. this
fest
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