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E. E. Cummings, an author known for his various poems and other forms of artwork, wrote numerous works of poetry over a vast amount of subjects. While the subject matter of the poems differ, a few elements of Cummings' style stays the same in virtually all his poems, some of which is important and some of which is not. The fact that Cummings uses enjambment in his poetry is a stylistic trademark that however annoying …

…the use of enjambment, the use of tone, and the location of theme at the end of the poem. While those traits were not highlighted here, the reading of any of his poems allows the reader to see that those traits are apparent in his writing. The question that remains from Cummings' style is: does it come from an inability to write complex themes and poems or a yearning for all to understand his message?