Ee Cummings Meaning

The extremely short poem “l(a” by E.E. Cummings is a classic that the reader genuinely needs to go in depth to find the exact explanation. E.E. Cummings, also known by his full name, Edward Estlin Cummings, is a poetry writer of distinct style. Mainly all of his poems include a few key words written out in a specific way to make the reader thoroughly think about the actual meaning. For instance, the poem called “l(a” was especially one to think about.This poem is of the shortest in the entire book we were given to pick from, but it stood out to me because of its irregular style, all of the thought that went into creating it, and the time it took to figure it out. Personally, I did not get the meaning right away, but I soon figured it out with

The words rolling down the page symbolize how the leaf would be falling. I relate to this because of the way I see something falling down slowly and gracefully reminds me of how something can be so peaceful even with all of the violence going on in the world. Another instance of symbolism in this poem is how the letters for “(a leaf falls)” (Cummings 565) are inside of the “loneliness” (Cummings 565) letters. Thus showing to me that true peace comes from the inside. I know a tremendous amount of people in this world who are exceedingly cheerful on the outside when they are around people, but when they are alone they are immensely sorrowful. That just proves how real tranquility comes from the inside and no one will ever know who is deeply and truly at peace because we are not that certain individual.
In conclusion, the poem “l(a” by Edward Estlin Cummings has an amplitude of symbolism throughout and there is possibly additional symbolism that I have not gone over. Everyone has a varying point of view when compared to someone else and I feel as though that makes this poem unique. The literary element and critical strategy I used has shown me that you never genuinely know what an author is thinking while writing. Furthermore, you cannot predict what someone else is thinking whilst reading a poem, therefore making all poems remarkably