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    Sandburg And Whitman

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    more detail and emotion than any other poets – Walt Whitman and Carl Sandburg. From two different generations, the younger writer’s content and style is very much an extension of his elder, Whitman. Both write, in a very casual style, about the suffering of the common man that they saw firsthand; Whitman’s “I Sit and Look Out” and Sandburg’s “Chicago” provide great examples of their observations of the American experience. In the poem “I Sit and Look Out,” Whitman observes the suffering of workers in America during the 19th century, the country’s initial period of industrialization. He writes, “I sit and look out upon all the sorrow of the world, and upon all oppression and shame” (1). He describes the anguish and meanness he sees in a variety of individuals, including men, husbands, children, and sailors. He employs free verse and anaphora, the repeating of words at the beginning of the lines, to provide a rhythm and flow to his listing of societal horrors. For…

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    Walt Whitman

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    Beating Heart: An Analysis of Walt Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass” Walt Whitman once poetically proclaimed, “Every moment of light and dark is a miracle.” (Whitman Brainyquote). This is just one of thousands the of thoughts that he and many authors shared during this time period. Furthermore, he played a great role in the transcendentalism literary movement, which was a point in history when authors expressed themselves through the simplicity of nature. Consequently, they viewed the earth as a…

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    Dickinson And Whitman

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    Styles, Values, Dickinson and Whitman During the Ninetieth century, two critical poets that came about were Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman. These two poets are credited with laying the foundation of modern poetry because of the different poetic styles and messages they presented in their work. Dickson and Whitman came from two different types of lifestyles, which can be credited with shaping their core values. The main difference that exist between Dickinson and Whitman poems is the…

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    Walt Whitman Tone

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    The poem “America” by Walt Whitman has a respectful tone. Whitman appeared to have great respect for American Society. There are some words throughout his poem that contribute to the respectful tone. The first word that contributes to the tone is equal. Whitman observed that there were “equal daughters, equal sons.” Equality appeared to be important to Whitman, so the fact that America provided the opportunity for everyone to be equal was something that Whitman showed his respect in the tone of…

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    Walt Whitman Biography

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    Walt Whitman is a famous American poet. Walt Whitman was inspired to write poems about the Civil War and changed his style of writing after experiencing the horrible result of the war. He was worried the war was going to break the nation apart. Before the War had started Whitman had written some amazing poetry like “Leaves of Grass,” for example. He had also published many different versions of a book that had man different types of poetry within it. A lot of his writing came from his fears and…

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    Essay On Walt Whitman

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    What makes Walt Whitman a great poet? Walt Whitman took every aspect of writing but what made him stand out from other is when he wrote the poem, “Leaves of Grass”. He wrote many poems before but by far he was highly recognized for this poem. Whitman self-published “Leaves of Grass” in 1855, which he spent revising for the days of his life until death. Walt Whitman is man of his own creation, showed gratitude as American and toward democracy. Whitman is a democrat by nature and through the…

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    Walt Whitman Influences

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    Walt Whitman is regarded as one of the greatest American writers in history. His work during the Civil War influenced almost every writer that came after him. Despite Whitman being one of the most influential writers in American history, he himself was greatly influenced by his surroundings and experiences, the most influential of which was his experience in the Civil War, another big influence was his feelings and relationship with Abraham Lincoln, as well as his childhood which bought his…

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    Niemöller Vs Whitman

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    Although Walt Whitman and Martin Niemöller lived in two different centuries, the 19th century and the 20th century respectively, both men were well-aware of the injustices occurring to the innocent around them. Walt Whitman lived to witness the controversy of slavery, even partook in the Civil War as a nurse, and personally witnessed the violence and death resulting from the Civil War whereas Martin Niemöller lived to witness the rise of Nazism and anti-Semitism. Through the art of poetry, both…

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    Walt Whitman Narrative

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    In Walt Whitman’s poem “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” we are connected to the author or rather the narrator in a way different than many other works we come across. Whitman uses second-person narration, in which the narrator talks directly to the person reading the story. The first line, “Flood-tide below me! I see you face to face!”, introduces us, expeditiously, to second person narrative. This narrative is described simply as “a narrative mode in which the protagonist or other main character is…

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    Was Walt Whitman the first hippie? His radical ideas make him worthy of this title. Whitman rejected many of the popular ideas of his day and created on his own style, which is know as free verse writing. Whitman wrote during the transcendentalism period, transcendentalism means that there is an underlying connection between all things, such as humans, and nature. Not only did he form his own style, he also formed ideas, about, the lessons that can be taught through nature, the value of the…

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