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<paragraph keywords="driving, car part, gender, haptic, agency, personification"
<paragraph keywords="driving, car part, gender, haptic, agency, personification">
<poem>
<poem>
up,slipped the
up,slipped the
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second-in-to-high like
second-in-to-high like
greasedlightning)just as we turned the corner of Divinity
greasedlightning)just as we turned the corner of Divinity
</poem>
</paragraph>
<paragraph keywords="">
<poem>
avenue i touched the accelerator and give
avenue i touched the accelerator and give
her the juice,good</poem>
</poem>
</paragraph>
</paragraph>


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<paragraph keywords="">
<poem>
<poem>
(it
her the juice,good
</poem>
</paragraph>
 
 
<paragraph keywords="">
<poem>
:::::::::::::::: (it
</poem>
</poem>
</paragraph>
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externalcontracting
externalcontracting
brakes Bothatonce and
brakes Bothatonce and
brought allof her tremB
</poem>
</paragraph>
 
 
<paragraph keywords="">
<poem>
brought allofher tremB
-ling
-ling
to a:dead.
to a:dead.
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<poem>
<poem>
stand-
stand-
;-Still)
&semi;-Still)
</poem>
</poem>
</paragraph>
</paragraph>


</annotations>
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Latest revision as of 22:03, 16 July 2024

Bibliographic Information
Author Cummings, Edward Estline
Genre Poetry
Journal or Book E.E. Cummings: Complete Poems 1904-1962
Publisher Liveright
Year of Publication 1926
Pages 246
Additional information -


she being Brand

personificationgender


-new;and you
know consequently a
little stiff i was
careful of her and(having


thoroughly oiled the universal
joint tested my gas felt of
her radiator made sure her springs were O.

car parthapticgendermaintenance


K.)i went right to it flooded-the-carburetor cranked her

drivingcar partmetaphor


up,slipped the
clutch(and then somehow got into reverse she
kicked what
the hell)next
minute i was back in neutral tried and

drivingcar partgenderhapticagencypersonification


again slo-wly;bare,ly nudg. ing(my


lev-er Right-
oh and her gears being in
A 1 shape passed
from low through
second-in-to-high like
greasedlightning)just as we turned the corner of Divinity

car partgendermetaphorhapticdrivingpleasure


avenue i touched the accelerator and give


her the juice,good


(it


was the first ride and believe i we was
happy to see how nice she acted right up to
the last minute coming back down by the Public
Gardens i slammed on

drivinggenderhaptic


the
internalexpanding
&
externalcontracting
brakes Bothatonce and

car partpersonification


brought allofher tremB
-ling
to a:dead.


stand-
;-Still)

slownessstop