“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 (poet)
surface form: James Wright
contrasts youthful energy with adult weariness
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: 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, United States
surface form: 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, United States
surface form: Martins Ferry, Ohio
settingRegion Midwestern United States
surface form: 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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Martins Ferry, Ohio, United States literaryReference “Autumn Begins in Martins Ferry, Ohio” by James Wright
subject surface form: Martins Ferry, Ohio