Poetic Devices Walt Whitman: Parallel Structure – In “I Hear America Singing” lines 2-8 are the best examples of Parallel Structure. Those of mechanics‚ each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong‚ The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam‚ The mason singing his as he makes ready for work‚ or leaves off work‚ The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat‚ the deckhand singing on the steamboat deck‚ The shoemaker singing as he sits on his bench‚ the hatter
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literature is a “faithful and objective mirror of life”. Recreating life in the real‚ life as it was. Mark Twain and Walt Whitman each revealed the nature of life’s journey as the ordinary human faced it. Twain and Whitman strove for spiritual knowledge as they journeyed through life‚ each seeking to understand the aspects of their own spirituality. “Song of Myself” by Walt Whitman and “The War Prayer” by Mark Twain mirrored life through the aspect of spirituality. They both were looking for a way
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Walt Whitman Walter "Walt" Whitman was an American poet‚ essayist‚ journalist and humanist. He was born on May 31‚ 1819‚ the second son of nine children‚ of Walter Whitman‚ and Louisa Van Velsor. They lived in Brooklyn and Long Island in the 1820s and 1830s. At the age of twelve‚ Whitman began to learn the printer’s trade. Largely self-taught‚ he read voraciously‚ becoming acquainted with the works of Homer‚ Dante‚ Shakespeare‚ and the Bible. Whitman worked as a printer in New York City until
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own 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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Recitatif and Song of Myself A common theme in American literature is the concept of identity and sense of self. This theme is explored through many genres by several different authors. Two pieces of American literature which give perspective on this theme are Toni Morrison ’s Recitatif and Walt Whitman ’s Song of Myself. In Morrison ’s writing‚ one views the ways in which race impacts identity and fosters a common humanity amongst its characters‚ while in Whitman ’s poetry one is able to analyze
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Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson both had different and similar views‚ which influenced how they wrote their poetry. Their social context‚ life experiences‚ and gender are reflected in their poetry. Emily Dickinson focused a lot on death and her struggles of being a woman during her time. Her poems often described the inner state of mind. Waltman attempted to combine universal themes with individual feelings and experiences‚ such as his personal experiences with the Civil War. Whitman and Dickinson
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as long as possible is good luck. But there are two poets who show the different attitude toward death. One is Emily Dickinson and the other is Whitman. "712" by Emily Dickinson and “From Song of Myself ” by Walt Whitman both express a similar perspective on death. Dickinson tells death is a gentle companion that is always with us since our birth. Whitman says simply that death is part of nature and we are
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“Each belongs here or anywhere just as much as the welloff… just as much as you‚ Each has his or her place in the procession” (Whitman 95). Walt Whitman is an essential figure in American literature. He has joined the ranks of other great poets of the age such as Emerson and Thoreau. Whitman’s Leaves of Grass is the product of a unique mind that had strong ideas on various aspects of both humanity and life as a whole. This interesting man also goes into unchartered territory with his detailed
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Fradkin Dr. Osburg Trends in American Literature March 2‚ 2003 “Song of Myself” as an Epic Poem There are many concepts and characteristics that define an epic. However‚ some criteria are simply more important than others. This is why Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself” can be considered as an epic poem due to its ability to meet the most important requirements of an epic. Although it does so through a very intricate method‚ “Song of Myself” contains both a hero and an antagonist‚ thus meeting the basic
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American Identity of Walt Whitman What is American Identity? American identity could be any specific way a person would perceive America‚ or how he or she can identify America. Walt Whitman‚ a strong independent person but willingly was considered the most American of American poets here today. Mr. Whitman is part of American identity. The way Mr. Whitman lives his life and writes his poems it reflects some methods or behaviors of things that are going on in America today. Song of Myself (1855) is one
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