Poem Analysis: 'I Hear America Signing'

1 Casey Skeen4/4/2018 The first poem is written in a free verse style, the second poem is done in a sonnet style. I Hear America Singing by Walter Whitman, is done in a free verse style. Sonnet 30 by William Shakespeare is done in a sonnet style. I Hear America Signing is, just that a free verse about the lives of different Americans, enjoying singing while they complete their daily tasks. Sonnet 30 is written in a sonnet style due to the rhyming presented in the poem. In I hear America Singing you will come alive and see that different people enjoy singing, as the speaker describes various “carols” were being heard. This poem will show you that it is as free spirited as any American should be. You have a carpenter singing his tune while