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20 mar 2020 · "Auto Wreck" is the perfect pandemic poem in that it questions the nature of Nature and its relationship to humanity, particularly addressing: Why do bad things happen to good people? "Auto Wreck" by Karl Shapiro
Auto Wreck to wiersz pełen żywych obrazów, napisany w czasach, gdy wypadki samochodowe były stosunkowo rzadkie. Jest komentarzem do faktycznego miejsca wypadku, ale także bada ludzką kruchość i śmierć.
In “Auto Wreck” (1942), Karl Shapiro, one of the foremost proponents of free verse, views the car crash as a break in the rational rules of an orderly universe.
3 lis 2023 · 'Auto Wreck' is a poem of vivid imagery written at a time when car crashes were relatively rare. It is a commentary on the actual accident scene but also explores human fragility and death.
10 wrz 2022 · Auto Wreck, a poem by Karl Shapiro composed of 39 lines and split into 4 stanzas has a road accident as the subject of focus. The entirety of the poem focuses on what its title succinctly states – an auto wreck.
Karl Shapiro's poem 'Auto Wreck' uses vivid imagery, alliteration, and simile. Learn about the urgency and chaos of stanza one, the collective 'we' in stanza two, and the answers and...
Auto Wreck (English) Its quick soft silver bell beating, beating. And down the dark one ruby flare. Pulsing out red light like an artery, The ambulance at top speed floating down. Past beacons and illuminated clocks. Wings in a heavy curve, dips down, And brakes speed, entering the crowd. The doors leap open, emptying light;
