This document discusses three poems from the early 20th century that reflect the time period. The first poem by Carl Sandburg is about how languages evolve and change with new generations and immigration. The second discusses a poem about a Chinese girl who was married at 14, which was traditional. It reflects the lack of communication technology at the time. The third briefly mentions child marriage being common in China, with girls married young, sometimes at 14 or younger.

1. Early 20th century
Literature
Tristan Francois

2. Languages (Carl sandburg)
• This poem by Carl Sandburg is about the different ways o vocal
communication that people use on a daily basis and how older languages
are sometimes forgotten as new ones are used more frequently or are
reinvented by new generations and become more popular. This poem was
influenced by the new wave of immigrants entering other countries such
as America, bringing their own dialects or languages as their races or
nations influenced each other.

3. In the early 20th century, a lot of people immigrated to different countriesm one of
them being the united states.

4. The river merchants wife: a letter (Ezra Pond)
• This poem is about a young girl who gets married at the age of14,which was
acceptable in Chinese culture at the time. This was the tradition, and after
two years in her 16th year, the husband left her to go on sea Towards the end
of the poem the wife states that she would like her husband to let her know
if he is coming home. This poem is a reflection of the events of the early
20th century because communication wasn’t as advanced as it is now, and
writing letters still was a common way to communicate. In Chinese culture,
getting married at a young age such as 14 was acceptable ,making this
literary piece a reflection of the early 20th century

5. Child marriage was very common in china, some young children getting
married as young as 14,or younger.