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John Berryman’s ‘Henry’s Understanding’ is a wonderful and haunting example of his work in the confessional poetry movement. This movement emerged in the US in the 1950 and is a branch of postmodernism .
Collects twelve critical essays on Berryman’s poetry, representing a variety of approaches. Contains a good index, a chronology, and a bibliography. Haffenden, John.
‘The Ball Poem’ by John Berryman is a surprisingly complex poem about growing up and losing things one cares about. In the first lines of this poem, the speaker begins by describing, in very simple language, a child who loses a ball he’s playing with.
Type of work: Poetry. The best example of Berryman’s early style, this volume’s poems are solidly written and of good quality but derivative.
‘Dream Song 29’ by John Berryman is a reality-bending exploration into the mind of “Henry” a terribly sad and troubled man. Throughout this short poem, Berryman’s speaker describes Henry’s depression as a weight on his heart that he can’t get rid of.
The following are thesis statements which would work for a 500-750 word literary analysis essay: Gwendolyn Brooks‟s 1960 poem “The Ballad of Rudolph Reed” demonstrates how the poet uses the conventional poetic form of the ballad to treat the unconventional poetic subject of racial intolerance.
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