March 1st‚ 2013 Comparing and Contrasting Poems Walt Whitman’s "I hear America Singing" and Langston Hughes’s "Let America be America Again" are both similar and different in many ways. The two poems have similar themes‚ but different styles. The purposes are not alike in any way‚ they are both trying to portray different issues and topics. Whitman’s poem is very cheerful. I get this impression by the statement "singing with open mouths their song of melodious songs". To me‚ he is expressing
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Langston Hughes free verse poem “I‚ too‚ sing America” establishes resilience of Black Americans and how they will soon rise to equity with the Whites. The title of the poem “I‚ too‚ sing America” is an allusion to “I Hear America Singing” by Walt Whitman in the 1800s‚ which provokes unity in America including all the different socio-economical classes in various jobs and statuses. Hughes intentions behind this allusion is to express the Blacks as a part of American nation‚ the use of irregular
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“Speak what you think now in hard words‚ and to-morrow speak what to-morrow thinks in hard words again‚ though it contradicts everything you said to-day.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson (125). Is it any wonder that contradictions can be unearthed in the writing of a man who considered consistency to be a fatal flaw—the “hobgoblin of little minds” (125)? Consistency was‚ in Emerson’s opinion‚ a weakness: a sign of societal submission—the betrayal of one’s idiosyncrasies. Thus‚ it is only fitting that Emerson’s
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Poem analysis: “Miracles” by Walt Whitman 1. The first time I read through “Miracles‚” it felt like the positive energy stored in the poem was jumping onto me. I am more of an optimistic person‚ so I tend to be positive in everything I do. I feel very blessed when I’m eating dinner with my family‚ when I’m with friends‚ when I’m riding a school bus‚ and when I’m looking at the sky. So‚ I could relate to this poem very well; it was like the poet read my mind. 2. People may say why make much
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“I Hear America Singing” and “Let America Be America Again” are great poems‚ that give us insight to the culture of our country and reflect the ideas of the day. There are many differences and similarities in both of these poems. America is suppose to be a free country you can have laws but don’t have segregating laws and laws that make people not want to be in this country because of the laws. Both of these poems have a bunch of really great information in them to write a similarities and differences
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characterized by themes of bravery ‚ hard work and equality. Americans are brave for many reasons. Patrick Henry is one example of a brave American‚ because he kept fighting for what he thought was right.We have a lot of examples of hard working Americans‚ in Walt Whitman’s poem he writes about how all Americans females ‚ males and children are hard working. Langston Hughes talks about equality with all Americans whether they are African‚ American‚ Chinese etc. The American Voice is characterized by the theme
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ing back on too many years of education‚ I can identify one truly impossible teacher. She cared about me‚ and my intellectual life‚ even when I didn’t. Her expectations were high — impossibly so. She was an English teacher. She was also my mother. When good students turn in an essay‚ they dream of their instructor returning it to them in exactly the same condition‚ save for a single word added in the margin of the final page: “Flawless.” This dream came true for me one afternoon in the ninth grade
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editor relatively early in his career to dedicate himself solely to poetry. From his very first poem to his last‚ Nash always incorporated a humorous tone in his poems. During the Great Depression and the beginning of the United State’s involvement in World War II‚ Nash published his well known poem‚ “The Hippopotamus” which reflects on that time period. Once he married Frances Rider and had two daughters‚ he started writing poetry about his family life such as “To My Valentine.” Nash’s earlier poems
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But‚ two authors who displayed these attributes in their writing most successfully were Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson. Walt Whitman became widely known for his novel Leaves of Grass‚ published in 1855 (VanSpankeren). In the story‚ he embraced the democratic opportunity America possessed‚ which he expressed by characteristics of nature. He wrote about certain
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Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson are different and similar in many ways. Both personality of Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman are different. The style of Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson are different but also alike. How people remember Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson are very similar during this time. Growing up is different for both Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson. All in all Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman personalities are different. Walt Whitman is a more outgoing and sociable person than
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