About Whitman Whitman’s greatest legacy is his invention of a truly American free verse. His groundbreaking‚ open‚ inclusive‚ and optimistic poems are written in long‚ sprawling lines and span an astonishing variety of subject matter and points of view—embodying the democratic spirit of his new America. He uses a number of literary devices to accomplish his work. Although written in free verse‚ meaning that it is not strictly metered or rhymed‚ sections of Leaves of Grass approach iambic meter
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What I love about “Luna” is it’s one of its first narratives of it’s time written for young adults. It includes in my opinion one of the best literary explanations of what it’s like to be transgender‚ (““It’s horrible because you want to be this person you are in here‚ “ I pressed my heart‚ “and here”. I touched my temple. “But you can’t because you don’t look the way you should. You look like a guy. And that’s what people expect you to be. Every day you have to put on this act‚ play a role‚ and
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issues within society as they align with the typical American view versus Ginsberg’s own. Contrasting views to be examined in the poem include homosexuality versus the nuclear family‚ loneliness versus the need to relate‚ and the reverence of Walt Whitman versus the desire to lead a life different from his. Ginsberg talks of the nuclear family as a unit when he’s examining the people within the supermarket.
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Compare and Contrast: Whitman and Dickinson “America experienced profound changes during the mid-1800’s. New technologies and ideas helped the nation grow‚ while the Civil War ripped the nation apart (O Captain! My Captain! (Memory)”. During this tumultuous period‚ two great American writers captured their ideas in poetry. Their poems give us insight into the time period‚ as well as universal insight about life. Although‚ polar opposites in personality‚ Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman created similar
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he introduces non conformity and transcendentalism to his students. In the movie each boy has a scene where he breaks out of his norm becomes and a nonconformist. The movie also relates to transcendentalist poetry like Emily Dickson work And Walt Whitman especially in his poems in “song of myself. “ So Transcendentalism connects to the movie through poetry. The movie shows us that transcendentalism is freedom and braking from the norm while having consequences it is ultimately a good thing. Mr
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to work for little pay and their needs not fully met because they do not know any better. This is a nightmare. Literature in our country has captured this American Dream concept through several different works. In one poem by Walt Whitman‚ I Hear America Singing‚ Whitman shines a positive light on the American dream. He writes that everyone in the United States have their own voice and their own job in this country. His poem expresses feelings of purpose. Purpose for every person in America‚ without
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Whitman and McKay both write about an America which they love. Whitman’s use of the words ‚ "carols" and "melodious" show his portrayal of America as a beautiful song. These words are used by Whitman to show the lovable qualities of America. McKay writes‚ "I will confess I love this cultured hell that tests my youth". Although the love is quite different‚ McKay also shows how he loves America. These poems are all about the love that the authors posses for America Whitman used repetition
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One of the most credited poets throughout the Civil War period was Walt Whitman‚ who wrote about the hardships of war in his work. In particular‚ two of his poems are not only heavily intertwined based on topic‚ but in structure and used literary techniques. “Beat! Beat! Drums!” and “O Captain! O Captain!” both share many similar qualities among figurative‚ sound and structural devices that Whitman uses to help further enhance the theme of how negatively war can impact individuals. At first glance
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In the poem‚ Whitman describes various people suffering horrible misery in different forms. However‚ as he describes them‚ he doesn’t judge‚ get involved‚ make commentary‚ or pass some sort of overall moral or lesson to be learned. This is what he means when he says he is "silent". He simply opens a window for everyone to see what he sees‚ and lets the reader make their own interpretations and judgments. For example‚ he describes the misery that exists‚ "the ranklings of jealousy and unrequited
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At the beginning of the novel‚ Meg was self-deprecating and somewhat insecure. She was in her attic bedroom‚ pondering on how “It’s the weather on top of everything else. On top of me. On top of Meg Murry doing everything wrong” (Page 7). This quote shows how little she thinks of herself; how she thinks she does “Everything Wrong”. This also shows what little confidence she has‚ again through her doing “Everything Wrong”. In the middle of the novel‚ she accepted her differences‚ but didn’t fully
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