Could you explain these poems by ee.cummings 'cuz i can't figure it out?

Question

r-p-o-p-h-e-s-s-a-g-r by E. E. Cummings
r-p-o-p-h-e-s-s-a-g-r
who
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upnowgath
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eA
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S a
(r
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to
rea(be)rran(com)gi(e)ngly
,grasshopper;


SNOW

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is
ingw Hi
sperf
ul
lydesc

BYS FLUTTERFULLY IF

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lesp
ang
le
s
ofC omego

CRINGE WITHS

lilt(
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lyful
of)!
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r

BIRDS BECAUSE AGAINS

emarkable
s)h?
y&a
(from n
o(into whe)re f
ind)
nd
ArE

GLIB SCARCELYEST AMONGS FLOWERING

Answer 1

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a key to reading e.e. cummings is to "look" at the poem. He uses words like they were paint. Look at how the letters are arranged on the page. Then these will help you then see why he used those particular words.

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