Sign Inventory 1, Week 7

Allen Ginsberg, "Sunflower Sutra" (Vintage, pp. 229-31):  http://boppin.com/sunflower.html)

1. Stanza 1:  note the string of prepositional phrases, which occur back-to-back
2. S 2:  allusion to proto-Beat Jack Kerouac
3. S 2:  note the repetitive use of the letter "s"
4. S 4-5:  double-dash used to transition from first stanza to the next
5. S 5:  begins with a double-dash instead of actual word
6. S 5:  first instance of the double-dash
7. S 6:  first stanza to begin as the direct ending of a previous stanza
8. S 7:  note the capitalization of the word "sunflower"
9. S 7:  note the, once again, repetitive use of the letter "s"
10. All:  note various words repeated:  "sun" and "flower"