Whitman threw almost all the rules out the window with his free verse and extravagant diction. These granted his poems a passion that people could feel and seemed like apart of conversation or song because of the way it is composed. Dickinson on the other hand retained much of the structure aspect of old poetry, but within those confines was something new. She crammed meaning into few words, but was still able to convey her thoughts and supported them through her unusual literary devices. However, between the two Walt Whitman had a larger effect on creating an unmistakable American genre. The focus of his writings were more upon things people could relate to. Furthermore, he was able to advertise his works making more people aware of him, compared to Dickinson who no one really knew about until years after her death. The manner in which Walt Whitman writes leaves a lasting impression because of how it can relate to just about
Whitman threw almost all the rules out the window with his free verse and extravagant diction. These granted his poems a passion that people could feel and seemed like apart of conversation or song because of the way it is composed. Dickinson on the other hand retained much of the structure aspect of old poetry, but within those confines was something new. She crammed meaning into few words, but was still able to convey her thoughts and supported them through her unusual literary devices. However, between the two Walt Whitman had a larger effect on creating an unmistakable American genre. The focus of his writings were more upon things people could relate to. Furthermore, he was able to advertise his works making more people aware of him, compared to Dickinson who no one really knew about until years after her death. The manner in which Walt Whitman writes leaves a lasting impression because of how it can relate to just about