“Autumn Begins in Martins Ferry, Ohio” by James Wright

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“Autumn Begins in Martins Ferry, Ohio” by James Wright is a poignant lyric poem that reflects on small-town life, high school football, and the quiet desperation of working-class existence in the American Midwest.

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instanceOf lyric poem ⓘ
poem ⓘ
author James Wright ⓘ
linked to: James Wright (poet)
contrasts youthful energy with adult weariness ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
depicts economic decline of a mill town ⓘ
emotional frustration of adults ⓘ
focusesOn fathers and sons ⓘ
high school football game ⓘ
spectators in the stands ⓘ
form free verse ⓘ
genre confessional poetry ⓘ
hasTitleLocation Martins Ferry, Ohio ⓘ
imagery autumn season ⓘ
football stadium lights ⓘ
industrial landscape ⓘ
isAbout American working-class culture ⓘ
intergenerational tension ⓘ
sports and community identity ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryMovement postwar American poetry ⓘ
narrativePerspective first-person ⓘ
period 20th century American poetry ⓘ
portrays mothers in the stands ⓘ
working-class fathers ⓘ
young football players ⓘ
seasonEvoked autumn ⓘ
settingPlace Martins Ferry, Ohio ⓘ
settingRegion American Midwest ⓘ
symbol football as escape ⓘ
football as violence ⓘ
sons as bearers of parents' hopes ⓘ
theme American Dream ⓘ
alienation ⓘ
economic hardship ⓘ
family expectations ⓘ
high school football ⓘ
masculinity ⓘ
quiet desperation ⓘ
small-town life ⓘ
violence ⓘ
working-class existence ⓘ
tone melancholic ⓘ
poignant ⓘ
reflective ⓘ

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