"Howl" was written by Allen Ginsberg, an American poet and author. Composed in 1954-1955, published in his collection Howl and Other Poems in 1956. "Howl" is Ginsberg's most famous poem and also his long poem with the greatest impact on society. It is called "the wasteland of the 1950s". The whole poem is divided into three chapters. The whole poem is full of resentful complaints, indignant accusations, furious criticisms, and helpless appeals. Sensitive, irritable mood and melancholy wandering attitude.
The keynote of this long poem is despair and resentment. Ginsberg sharply criticized the inhumane business culture and praised and affirmed all life, including those humble and disaster-stricken people. The "Howl" of anger is concentrated and
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Ginsberg imitated, or one could say developed, Whitman's free verse, in which the lines were free to overflow with consciousness. It's totally prose-like and surprisingly long. Ginsberg wrote such long lines to experiment with the formal structure of prose poetry and to establish a new poetic system based on the rhythmic laws of spoken language in the 20th century. "Howl" also has its own characteristics in terms of rhythm. Each line in the poem is an air group, an air group constitutes a rhythmic bar and a rhythmic bar embodies a thought inspiration. Ginsberg can finish reciting in one breath with ups and downs, and his madness is beyond words, without any trace of Williams' influence on him in the early days. In short, "Howl" is a real literary work, which reflects the turbulent social situation in the United States in the 1950s, and reminds people of many outstanding literary masterpieces produced after society went through great ups and downs. Once this long poem was published, it immediately became the best poetry work circulated by …show more content…
"Howl" reflects the turbulent social situation in the United States in the 1950s, and it reminds people of many outstanding literary masterpieces produced after the huge ups and downs of society. The purpose of "Song of Self" is to tell the story of taking the individual's life experience as the whole life, covering the infinite life with the limited life, and grasping the eternal life of the universe with the short life. "Song of Self" is more about expressing the relationship between self and society. Whitman believes that everyone is an independent and free existence, and should pursue self-realization and self-worth instead of being restricted by social rules and constraints. He emphasized the importance of individuality and independence and believed that only by daring to express yourself and sticking to your beliefs and ideals can you truly realize