Leaves Of Grass Figurative Language

Walt Whitman in ‘Leaves of Grass’, uses many similar techniques throughout his poem to give off and emphasize his meaning. The three techniques that further Whitman’s meaning in my opinion are repetition, along with the overuse of commas and lack of use of periods, and alliteration. Whitman’s uses common themes from transcendentalism including body and soul, immortality and Whitman also talks a lot about equality. Whitman uses repetition in the beginning of certain sentences to stress his message. In cantos seven lines 131­139, Whitman repeats ‘For me’ and goes on to naming different types of people to stress how he himself believes every kind of person is equal no matter age, race, or gender. Repetition is also shown in cantos six lines 104­106,