Part One

Gradesaver.com explains the title of the Ginsberg's poem in great depth. It explains that the title, "Howl", sets the story up for what it is. The website says that the title says to the reader that the poem will not be quiet, it will not be a happy little sonnet or ode. Instead, the poem will be one of noise. The poem will say things that the reader is not used to hearing. The poem will be unlike anything the reader has ever read. The epic will feature sex, drugs, and alcohol. It is interesting that a title can give so much information about a story