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Christmas Carol, Chemically Cleaned
"Christmas Carol, Chemically Cleaned" (German: "Weihnachtslied, chemisch gereinigt") is a Poetry, poem by the German writer Erich Kästner. It first appeared in the 1927 Christmas issue of the magazine, ''Das Tage-Buch''. In 1928, Kästner included it in his first collection of poems, ''Herz auf Taille''. Since then, it has been printed in various Anthology, anthologies and performed by numerous artists. The poem Parody, parodies the well-known German Christmas carol "Morgen, Kinder, wird's was geben" ("Tomorrow, children, there will be something"). In this poem, Kästner expresses a Satire, satirical sentiment that on Christmas day, poor children will not receive anything, as presents and a splendid Christmas for poor children are not necessary or desirable. Kästner wrote the poem as a response to the social tensions in the Weimar Republic. He portrays the sentimentality of Christmas as a "dry cleaning" in the style of the German art movement known as New Objectivity. Summary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poetry
Poetry (from the Greek language, Greek word ''poiesis'', "making") is a form of literature, literary art that uses aesthetics, aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meaning (linguistics), meanings in addition to, or in place of, Denotation, literal or surface-level meanings. Any particular instance of poetry is called a poem and is written by a poet. Poets use a variety of techniques called poetic devices, such as assonance, alliteration, Phonaesthetics#Euphony and cacophony, euphony and cacophony, onomatopoeia, rhythm (via metre (poetry), metre), and sound symbolism, to produce musical or other artistic effects. They also frequently organize these effects into :Poetic forms, poetic structures, which may be strict or loose, conventional or invented by the poet. Poetic structures vary dramatically by language and cultural convention, but they often use Metre (poetry), rhythmic metre (patterns of syllable stress or syllable weight, syllable (mora) weight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
