Brittney Lenzi

 Born January 6, 1878  His father was an immigrant from Sweden  Dropped out of school  He enrolled in the army rickrozoff.wordpress.com-

 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 ipadinsight.com

 His style is not like the average poet ◦ Free verse ◦ Does not use rhyme scheme amyking.wordpress.com-

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.

 Abraham Lincoln  Ulysses Grant  Pocahontas en.wikipedia.org

 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)

 Death  Value of Life en.wikipedia.org

 "Cool Tombs." Poetry for Students. Ed. Mary Ruby. Vol. 6. Detroit: Gale Group, Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 30 May 2014.