Hannah Mossor Walter Whitman Biography Barlow Water Whitman‚ was born on May 31st‚ 1819 in Long Island‚ New York. He was an essayist‚ poet‚ ad journalist‚ as well as a volunteer nurse in the course of the American Civil War (1861-65). Walt Whitman participated in the shift in the transcendentalism towards realism‚ and both views are present toward his works. Walt Whitman is referred to as “the father of the free verse.” He was one of the most influential American poets. Inside as well as
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Walt Whitman‚ a true representative of American literature‚ overcame the suffering of many of those in the outbreak of the Civil War. Poet and journalist‚ Whitman before and after the Civil War shows the impact of the romantic idealism which reached its pinnacle in the years to follow. Along with another famous poet who became known for his cynical viewpoint of human nature‚ Ambrose Bierce. Bierce shows his audience the realist violence brought about by the Civil War. These two literary landmarks
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Emily Dickinson [pic] The Brain -- is wider than the Sky The Brain -- is wider than the Sky -- A For -- put them side by side -- B The one the other will contain C With ease -- and You -- beside – B The Brain is deeper than the sea -- D For -- hold them -- Blue to Blue -- E The one the other will absorb -- F As Sponges -- Buckets -- do --
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However most people find joy and sorrow to be polar opposites that are in no way ever associated with each other. So when Walt Whitman created a poem with a dual theme by using positive and negative word connotation‚ two points of view‚ and dual focus it would surely lead to a poem that would require thought and would demand admiration. To firstly develop his dual theme Walt Whitman uses positive and negative connotation. For instance‚ in the first stanza as the ship is returning the narrator says‚ “the
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Walt Whitman was a great american poet that wrote about the CIvil War and life in general. In 1886‚ at the young age of 17‚ he became a school teacher and later became a journalist just five years later. In 1855 Whitman made Leaves of Grass‚ his first step toward poetry. He wrote this book of twelve poems and published it himself. Walt Whitman made‚ edited‚ and published many great american poems‚ including O Captain! My Captain! and Song of Myself‚ that he often included his views about transcendentalism
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Whitman & Dickinson-Nature Death & Immortality Emily Dickinson & Walt Whitman were both poets of the nineteenth century that both captured their readers by their unique style of writing. Dickinson grew up in a wealthy family where her father and grandfather were lawyers. Although they were very outspoken‚ she was very introverted and put words to paper. Her lifestyle led to her writing poetry‚ in letters to friends‚ cards sent to loved ones but none of her work was seen by the world
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Walt Whitman describes what he believes to be considered as a hero. He specifically names five that he believes embody what a hero means. He finds a seaman that rescued many people in a sinking ship from their watery graves. Whitman also describes how a mother being burned at the stake with her children watching her is a hero. A slave is also a hero to Whitman. A fireman stuck under rubble that eventually dies‚ and a general that dies to protect his team are also heroes. He explains that the seaman
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Emily Dickinson was an isolated poet all of her life. She wrote in the time period of transcendentalism and romanticism. Even when she was a child‚ she would write letters that would have a huge impact on the people that received them. Along with writing‚ Emily Dickinson had an interest in botany and loved to play the piano. Dickinson had a very strange‚ but interesting life. Along with this‚ she is considered one of America’s greatest women poets. Dickinson would write in two ways. One being romantic
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Emily Dickinsons writing is highly personal but at the same time manages to be relatable to everyone. Her themes are universal and are something that everyone can relate to which is presumably the reason that her poems are still around and so popular today. She uses simple language and aldso random capitilisation and dashes. ouaehrfquoerhfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff- ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff- ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffg
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poetry is deeply personal and striking original “ Discuss In her poetry Dickinson explores her sharply contrasting moods in her renowned unique manner. Themes such as mental breakdown‚ despair ‚ hope and love are always related to the poets personal experience. Her poems are attempts to understand the essence if her own widely varying often extreme states of mind. Few poets are as instantly recognizable as Dickinson. Concise and fresh use of language‚ unusual images and unconventional punctuation
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