Walt Whitman’s Legacy in American Free Verse An American poet who desired to stand out from the crowd. At the time‚ free verse appeared to be strange poetry writing format that didn’t have any rules. But Walt Whitman learnt to embrace this form of writing‚ and is known today for it. Walt Whitman was a transcendentalist who expressed his beliefs and perspective freely. He chose to cover a diverse array of themes ranging from elegies‚ democracy‚ equality ‚ death and growth to sexuality. Thus he
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from the times of the Civil war. Unfortunately‚ the beloved president was assassinated on April 1865. Whitman held a grief in his heart‚ as his hero passed away. In tribute to his hero‚ he wrote a sequel to “Drum-Taps” – “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d.” This collection consisted of 18 poems‚ which included poems about Abraham Lincoln. “Oh‚ Captain! My Captain” is one of them. While reading the poem‚ we see faith‚ hope‚ and cleverness. We see the spirit of an independent and faithful president
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Whitman’s Poem "Out of the Cradle‚ Endlessly Rocking‚" is not‚ at first glance‚ an obvious love poem. Most readers would probably consider this a tragic poem about death and love lost. In spite of the fact that the poem is about intrinsically sorrowful events‚ or perhaps because of it‚ Whitman is able to capture a very unique and poignant portrayal of love. There are three major perspectives to examine how Whitman develops the theme of love in Out of the Cradle‚ and by examining each reoccurring
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“When Lilacs in the Dooryard Bloom’d” is primarily about Lincoln‚ but can also extend to mourn for all lives lost during the Civil War. Whitman opens the poem with two symbols that he carries through‚ lilacs and a fallen star. Lilacs are a perennial flower that could represent
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A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF EZRA POUND’S IN A STATION OF THE METRO AND T.S. ELIOT’S THE LOVE SONG OF J. ALFRED PRUFROCK MAHRUKH BAIG M.Phil Applied Linguistics‚ “Lecturer English” University of Management and Technology‚ Lahore‚ Pakistan. ABSTRACT Pound and Eliot’s satiric criticism on the new morality of the modern world is skillfully achieved in their famous poems‚ “In a Station of the Metro” and “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”. This research paper is aimed at a comparative analysis
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The Profound Meaning in the Nature Poetry of R. Frost Abstract: This article is focusing on investigating the multidimensional nature in the eyes of Robert Frost. For him‚ nature is more than a friend or an enemy‚ sometimes it’s the human being ourselves. From some of his poem we can feel that the human intelligence might have a limited horizon which turned out to be a bar for the development between the nature and human beings. Key Word: R. Frost nature limitation ambiguity Once people
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The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock A Descriptive Paper Presented to the Faculty of College of Arts and Sciences University of the Cordilleras In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of the Course English 2 Writing in the Discipline 10:20 – 11:45 MWF By Juan Carlos P. Canilao April 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 RESEARCH OUTLINE 3 CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION 5 CHAPTER II: DISCUSSION 6 Thomas Stearns Eliot & Why He Writes Poetry
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ROMANTICISM Philosophical Foundation (Summary) Proponent: The Principle of Natural Goodness Philosophical Foundations of Romanticism • Earl of Shaftesbury’s View of natural goodness • Herder’s organic view of History • Post-Kantian German philosophers’ epistemological concerns • Burke’s inquiries into the sublime and the beautiful • Percy’s Researches in the Folk literature • Walpole’s and Volney’s Concern with the past • Goethe’s celebration
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Symbolism in Whitman’s Poems A number of influences operated upon Walt Whitman (1819-1892) from childhood which inspired him to become a poet. His father’s democratic ideas went a long way towards making him a poet of democratic ideals. He expressed his ideas about democracy‚ love‚ sex‚ mysticism and science in his poems. While expressing his ideas he used symbols from nature‚ such as grass‚ plants‚ birds and heavenly bodies‚ enabling readers to understand his ideas clearly. “Indirection is an
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CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE Foot odor is a disease which is scientifically known as bromhidrosis- sweaty and smelly feet. While neither painful nor contagious‚ foot odor causes unmitigated social suffering to those who are burdened with it. Under normal conditions each of your feet produces half a pint of sweat by means by means of some 20‚000 sweat glands. In most people‚ this perspiration evaporates. In people with bromhidrosis‚ however ‚ more sweat is produced‚ and it doesn’t evaporate
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