Although there are instances of both full and half rhymes in the poem, there is no set rhyme pattern. The City Planners Summary
Although there are instances of both full and half rhymes in the poem, there is no set rhyme pattern.
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Although there are instances of both full and half rhymes in the poem, there is no set rhyme pattern. The City Planners Summary
Although there are instances of both full and half rhymes in the poem, there is no set rhyme pattern.
See lessThe poem "The City Planners" is primarily an indictment of the homogeneity and sterility of contemporary suburbia. Atwood depicts what appears to be a picture-perfect neighborhood on a bright Sunday, but behind the surface, she exposes disarray, chaos, and looming disaster. The City Planners Summary
The poem “The City Planners” is primarily an indictment of the homogeneity and sterility of contemporary suburbia. Atwood depicts what appears to be a picture-perfect neighborhood on a bright Sunday, but behind the surface, she exposes disarray, chaos, and looming disaster.
See lessImagery: A literary strategy known as imagery is employed in poetry, novels, and other works of writing to evoke a mental image or idea in the reader through vivid description. The poem establishes a strong feeling of place with descriptions of sight, smell, and sound. A peaceful, well-kept neighborRead more
"The City Planners" criticizes the fixation on environmental management that humans have. The speaker of the poem finds the monotonous perfection of suburbia, with its well-kept lawns, tidy homes, and unsettling quiet, to be both weird and oppressive. "The City Planners" is a poem concerning the risRead more
“The City Planners” criticizes the fixation on environmental management that humans have. The speaker of the poem finds the monotonous perfection of suburbia, with its well-kept lawns, tidy homes, and unsettling quiet, to be both weird and oppressive. “The City Planners” is a poem concerning the rising alienation and devastation of civilization from the natural world, as well as a critique of humankind’s insistence on rigid order and uniformity. The poem suggests, among other things, that the orderly exterior of suburbia hides the actual price of residents’ comfortable lifestyles.
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