Part 1

After reading this poem I came to the conclusion that syntax and punctuation are extremely overrated. Even though Cummings uses erotica vocabulary such as “electric fur” I felt as though the poem illustrated a beautiful and loving relationship. The fact that the author does not abide by formal punctuation rules adds much more spunk and excitement to the poem. The lack of formal punctuation and unusual syntax illustrated a picture of there being no rules in love either. This poem constitutes a lot of imagery and was very enjoyable to read.

Part 2

The use of lowercase letters adds a deeper meaning to Cummings writing style. His form is intended to illustrate a picture in the readers mind. Looking closely at the poem I noticed the word I is never capitalized although certain words are. My interpretation of this is the author was putting less emphasis on his own feelings since the poem, or the actions in the poem are about two people, not just the speaker. Another notable characteristic in Cummings piece is his sentence breaks. One word in line one carries over into line two and the sentence ends. With this, line two can take on a whole new meaning. “body. It is so quite a new thing.” I am not exactly sure why the author chose to separate the two words you and body however, it may have been done to give line two a different meaning that it may have had with out the word there. I also found it interesting that the sentence that begins in line 5 runs on to line 14 and does not contain a period. It is evident that Cummings did not follow the traditional punctuation rules. This run on sentence may illustrate how in the heat of the moment there are no breaks during his love making episode.