A+E Networks. During the Great Depression, which began in 1929 and lasted approximately a decade, shantytowns appeared across the U.S. as unemployed people were evicted from their homes. As the Depression worsened in the 1930s, causing severe hardships for millions of Americans, many looked to the federal government for assistance.
poetic. adj. 1. (Poetry) of or relating to poetry. 2. (Poetry) characteristic of poetry, as in being elevated, sublime, etc. 3. (Poetry) characteristic of a poet. 4. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) recounted in verse. (poÊËÉt Éªk). adj. Also, poâ¢etâ²iâ¢cal.
How Does a Poem Mean? be.â Sonnet. Irregular. Consisting of three quatrains and a couplet, the third quatrain consisting of very close rhymes, thus: âhour, more, power, shore.â Written on the theme of the vanity of earthly wishes, but given a strong romantic coloration of individualistic aspiration for the good pleasures of the world.â Poor Keats!