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Alec Foss
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Childhood BBorn Sept 17 th 1883 FFirst of two sons EEnglish father, Puerto Rican mother GGrandmother named Emily Dickenson
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Schooling SShowed early interest in math and science LLate high school is when he decided he liked literature. GGiven strong and extremely strict morals by his parents. UUniversity of Pennsylvania – Medicine SSchooling influenced by his parents UUsed college as a means to creativity
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Early Adulthood MMarried Florence Hermen 1912 HHe was a successful physician AAfter publishing Spring Is All, did not publish another book of poetry for 10 years.
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Career As a Poet DDrew upon John Keats and Walt Whitman for inspiration – “Keats was my god.” EEzra Pound – friend and mentor RRebelled against rigid and ordered poetry – imagist movement. NNot very well known until Paterson WWas invited to be a consultant in the library of congress – failed.
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Later Life FFailing health seemed to boost his creative strength DDied Mar. 4 th 1963 LLast book, Pictures From Brueghel, won a Pulitzer in 1963
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Some of his works TThe Tempers 1913 KKora In Hell: Improvisations 1920 SSpring And All 1923 TThe Red Wheelbarrow 1938
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Poem (As the cat) William Carlos Williams As the cat climbed over the top of the jamcloset first the right forefoot carefully then the hind stepped down into the pit of the empty flowerpot
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Free verse poem Obviously about a cat Jamcloset – closet where you put jams?
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As the c at climbed over the t op of the j amcloset first the r ight forefoot carefully then the h ind stepped down into the p it of the e mpty flowerpot
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As the cat climbed over the top of the jamcloset first the right forefoot carefully then the hind stepped down into the pit of the empty flowerpot Cat climbing over something Uses the front right foot first Then steps into an empty flower pot
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Rhythm As the cat climbed over the top of the jamcloset first the right forefoot carefully then the hind stepped down into the pit of the empty flowerpot 333333 Syllables 432432 342533342533
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Theme SSeems to be about a cat climbing over something then into a flowerpot TThe last stanzas last three lines have a descending rhythm which leads you to the end where he ends up in a flowerpot ““Carefully” sticks out
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Interpretation My interpretation of this poem is simple. Williams was probably sitting somewhere looking for something to write about when he saw a cat climb over something (a jamcloset) and then fall into a flowerpot. He probably thought it was funny (which it probably was), and wrote a poem about it.
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Sources http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/ poem.html?id=174770 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/ poem.html?id=174770 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Carl os_Williams http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Carl os_Williams
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