The Language Used to Connect With Nature Willa Cather‚ Emily Dickinson‚ and Walt Whitman all utilize different forms of language to make themes in their writings. Through personification‚ symbolism‚ and various rhetorical devices‚ we can connect to nature through O Pioneers!‚ “There’s a Certain Slant of Light‚” and “Song of Myself.” These languages are used in these pieces to connect us with nature. Cather uses personification to connect us to nature. By personifying nature‚ she makes it seem
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Appreciation of I Hear America Singing I Hear America Singing is a poem written by Walt Whitman‚ who was an American poet‚ essayist and journalist. He was in the period of the transition of transcendentalism and realism‚ and his works were incorporated with both views. Meanwhile‚ Whitman was the father of free verse. I Hear America Singing was published in 1860‚ in which Whitman depicted a concert of his fellow Americans. This poem is in free verse form‚ which means there is no rhyme or a fixed
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Walt Whitman’s bold uptake of revolutionizing American poetry makes him one of the most important poets of the 19th century (Whitman 20). In one of his poems‚ “Song of Myself‚” Walt Whitman molds himself to ideals that he believes can be branded as the “ideal” American. This poem is a very long one and it essentially is a compilation of life experiences of his. In a way‚ it is almost as though he is talking to himself. He questions himself several times through this work‚ and in a way it feels as
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situation that was unseen which made it impossible to prevent. “The UT Tower Shooting” article states‚ “Whitman introduced the nation to the idea of mass murder in a public space.” Before going off and killing these people at the university‚ “Whitman killed his mother‚ Margaret Whitman‚ and his wife‚ Kathleen Leissner Whitman‚ between midnight and 3:00 a.m.” (Helmer). As a result of this‚ Whitman wrote a letter and left it next to her dead mother explaining why he had done what he did which was to
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proff Walt Whitman‚ arguably America’s most influential and innovative poet‚ was born into a working class family in West Hills‚ New York‚ a village near Hempstead‚ Long Island‚ on May 31‚ 1819‚ just thirty years after George Washington was inaugurated a s the first president of the newly formed United States. Walt Whitman was named after his father‚ a carpenter and farmer who was 34 years old when Whitman was born. Walter Whitman‚ Sr.‚ had been born just after the end of the American Revolution;
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views‚ tone‚ figures of speech‚ and images‚ Walt Whitman in “O Me! O Life” depicts how the purpose of life‚ is to live it; no matter how bad the world around us seems to be. Walt Whitman’s poem is a reflection of himself and the world he lives in. Whitman is confused on the purpose of the struggles in his life. He can’t come to the right idea about why he’s living. He questions his purpose in life and the emptiness of the world’s impact on life. Whitman questions some events he sees over and over again
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Lincoln gave his life after striving to abolish slavery. Soon after Lincoln’s murder‚ Walt Whitman wrote an apostrophe poem to Lincoln. In this eulogy‚ Whitman praised Lincoln’s accomplishments and mourned his death. In “O Captain! My Captain!”‚ Walt Whitman uses repetition‚ symbolism‚ assonance‚ and metaphors to portray the theme that every great leader should stand ready to lay down his or her life. Whitman uses repetition to show uncertainty about Lincoln’s death and symbolism to relate his victory
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Me Imperturbe- Walt Whitman The word imperturbe means care-free. The title of the poem‚ Me Imperturbe‚ means I am carefree. The poem starts off with Walt standing out in nature. As Walt stands out in nature he feels as if he is the master of everything and still has confidence even as the world is in turmoil. These things inspire him to find peace‚ the will to do things‚ and silence. When he is out in Nature‚ things such as “occupation‚ poverty‚ notoriety‚ foibles‚ crimes” (line 4) are not as
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"O Captain! my Captain!" Walt Whitman wrote the poem "O Captain! my Captain!" after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Whitman describes Lincoln as the captain of the ship‚ as the leader of the country; he also refers to him as a father: "Here Captain! dear father!"(13)‚ "My father doesn’t feel my arm‚"(18). Clearly‚ a captain is not a father. Why‚ then‚ does Whitman connect the two together? Are there certain similarities between them that can’t be avoided? A captain is
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Walt Whitman wrote a poem in honor of Abraham Lincoln titled‚ When Lilacs Last In The Dooryard Bloom’d. Although the poem never actually says who its about you can tell from the pleather of references allow you to see who Whitman is talking about. Whitman speaks of the sadness that he and the entire generation of American’s will carry with them each year as they are reminded of the assassination of the man who planned to reunite the nation with the “malice towards none and charity for all”. Deemed
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