First, I will be telling you the similarities of the poems.First off they both listed
individualities.In the poems they both let you know how they felt.They felt like it wasn't fair that people that was coming from other countries was doing better than them and they were born citizens.Both also felt like some people wasn't accounting for in the American dream.They saw that the American dream was only for like the rich. People were struggling bad and no one really offer help,not even the wealthy.They saw that some people will give up everything jobs,homes,cars,and so much more to come to America the so called home of the free.Thats not true.Not at all, people were just so depressed for work and they thought …show more content…
Despite the similarities and what they had in common, they both had a huge age gap. “I Hear America Singing” was published in the mid 1800s.LABAA wasn't published until the mid 1900s.Also “IHAM” was kind of like in the middle of the revolutions.LABAA was written during the Civil rights movement.In my eyes, I think writing it during the civil rights momnet you had been seeing some things.They both were black and writing about an Amercan dream with people discriminating,protesting,and soo much more.Also “I Hear America Singing” is a free verse.Evey now and then Walt Whitman will get sarcasted saying and I qoute the so called “American