A zoetrope is a device that produces an illusion of action from a rapid succession of static pictures. It consists of a cylinder with slits cut vertically in the sides. Beneath the slits on the inner surface of the cylinder is a band which has either individual frames from a video/film or images from a set of sequenced drawings or photographs. As the cylinder spins the user looks through the slits at the pictures on the opposite side of the cylinder's interior.

American poet, historian, novelist and folklorist, 'the singing bard', Carl Sandburg wrote mostly in free verse, on all manner of human experience, often using recurrent themes, and even recurrent words and phrases. In his work Sandburg gave voice to the people of the Midwestern and played a significant role in the development in poetry that took place during the first two decades of the 20th century. The poet recognized the beauty of reusing words, phrases, and imagery, in establishing symmetry for the reader; a comforting sort of familiarity, like the seasons of the year.