Lesson Title: I‚ Too‚ Sing America: Compare and Contrast Whitman and Hughes Course and Grade: American Literature‚ 11th Generalization: Tone and imagery can make or break a poem: being able to compare and contrast the use of tone and imagery in two different poetic texts provides insights into how to make powerful poems through establishing a tone by using powerful images. Compare and contrast is also a more generally applicable skill that will serve students well in other capacities (comparing
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unique style of writing. Walt Whitman is an idol for being an original and a unique artist. He has a distinctive voice that many have attempted to duplicate and have been unable to do so. Whitman wrote in an epic like proportions; he developed his own rhythmic structure‚ creating complex lines and stanzas. Whitman’s style of free verse becomes synonymous with his name and works‚ and helped distinguish him as a great American poet. By using free verse poetry‚ Whitman tore down the boundary and structure
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“America will be.” Langston Hughes Let America be America again. These two poems “I hear America singing “ and “Let America be America again” are two poems one by Walt Whitman and another by Langston Hughes written about the new coming of America. They both introduce the new changes of America‚ one of how the people enjoy their part in America greatly‚ and on about is this truly the dream of what America should be. Both of the poems show how America is place for better opportunities‚and how it could
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Joyce G. Almencion March 14‚ 2013 BA Literature “Hug Me” by Meg & Dia inspired by the novel “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley American rock band Meg & Dia has always been inspired by literature in writing their songs. In 2005‚ they released an album called Something Real which contains twelve tracks that are all inspired by literary works like John Steinbeck’s “East of Eden”‚ “Rebecca”
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America was built on the principles of “life‚ liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” These political ideas bred a type of individualism never seen before. Fueled by these ideas and America’s diverse economic and cultural backgrounds‚ writers like Walt Whitman and Ralph Waldo Emerson came to embody American literature. Two pieces by these writers that portray their unique individualism are Song of Myself and Self Reliance‚ respectively. While both works tackle the perplexing concept of self‚ their differences
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Norton‚ 2004. 34-38. Print. Stevenson‚ Robert Lewis. “Child’s Play.” Being Human. Ed. Leon Kass. New York: W.W. Norton‚ 2004. 531-538. Print Thomas‚ Lewis. “The Wonderful Mistake.” Being Human. Ed. Leon Kass. New York: W.W. Norton‚ 2004. 31-33. Print. Whitman‚ Walt. “When I Head The Learn’d Astronomer.” Being Human. Ed. Leon Kass. New York: W.W. Norton‚ 2004. 540. Print. Lattimore‚ Richmond. “The Odyssey Of Homer.” Being Human. Ed. Leon Kass. New York: W.W. Norton‚ 2004. 371-377. Print.
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Both poets‚ Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman‚ are writers of the same time; the Romantic one. Yet‚ even when they lived during the same era‚ the natures‚ as well as the looks of their poems are very much different. Emily Dickinson is a more private poet. When comparing “Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking” and “I started Early-Took My Dog” we clearly see the difference of those two aforementioned authors view of the sea. Walt Whitman feels comfortable with the sea as a natural element‚ gives it a
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on the reader: “distillation of intoxicating fragrances” (lines 15-16)‚ and “passing of blood and air through my lungs” (line 23). With his reputation and vulgarity‚ the writer of this report had a difficult time enjoying Whitman’s work. Walt Whitman is the modern day “find your happy place” poet that sounds like he was on opium or morpheme or maybe just
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The poetic techniques of Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman can best be described as strikingly similar in themes‚ tones‚ and motifs yet curiously independent in language and style. Reading their poetry is like hearing the same speech from two different great orators that have completely different speaking styles. One is markedly eloquent and repetitively descriptive while the others words are punishingly quaint and powerfully rich in essence. This is the situation I confront when I compare and
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10/2/13 L1 The poems “I Hear America Singing” by Walt Whitman‚ “I‚ Too Sing America” by Langston Hughes‚ and “On the Pulse of the Morning” by Maya Angelou are very similar but also very different in many ways. All three of the poems talk about equality‚ diversity‚ pride‚ and hope for the future. Whitman talks about various working people “singing”. I think that he is trying to tell his readers that each person contributes to the life and culture of America. The mechanic‚ the carpenter‚ the
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