... speech, his use of negative prefixes, his word-coining, his systematic relation of words that grammar and syntax don't permit us to relate--all this makes him a magical bootlegger or moonshiner of language, one who intoxicates us on a clear liquor no government has legalized with its stamp." One of the most prolific themes of Cummings" poetry has been love. Many say ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School