Chicago (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Carl Sandburg
- First Published: 1916
- Type of Work: Lyric
- Genres: Poetry
- Subjects: United States or Americans
The Poem
“Chicago” is a poem in free verse, one without a set meter or rhyme scheme, running twenty-three lines. The title gives the name of the city that the poet is praising, which does not appear elsewhere in the poem. Without the title, this poem could refer to any industrial city, suggesting a universal love of place.
The poem, written in the first person so that the poet addresses the reader directly, celebrates both the virtues and vices of the city. It begins with a staccato list of occupations found in Chicago (hog butcher, tool maker, stacker of wheat),...
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