Hunter DiPaceRuth Weiss and AssociationIn poetry, free association is used to allow poets to create a stream of consciousness narrative by linking ideas, images, and words based…Mar 101Mar 101
Hunter DiPaceAmiri Baraka and AllusionIn his 1961 poem “In Memory of Radio”, Amiri Baraka uses allusions to criticize aspects of American culture, in particular the reliability…Mar 31Mar 31
Hunter DiPaceMichael McClure and Synecdoche in “Peyote PoeIn his 1958 “Peyote Poem”, Michael McClure describes what it is like to be on the psychedelic drug Peyote. A Peyote is a small cactus…Feb 181Feb 181
Hunter DiPaceGary Snyder and ImageryIn his 1959 poem ‘Riprap’, Gray Snyder uses imagery to make the poem jump out at the reader and create a picture in their head. Imagery is…Feb 121Feb 121
Hunter DiPaceJack Kerouac and RhythmIn his 1959 poem “Mexico City Blues”, Jack Kerouac demonstrates a strong use of rhythm. The poem is separated into different choruses, with…Jan 281Jan 281
Hunter DiPaceAllusion in Allen Ginsberg’s Infamous “Howl”In his poem “Howl”, Allen Ginsberg uses the literary device allusion to reference a variety of people and things throughout the poem. An…Jan 22Jan 22