Washington Crossing The Delaware: Poem Analysis

On December 25, Washington took 2,500 men with him; while 3,000 men were also trying to get across the Delaware River. They planned a surprise attack on the Hessian stronghold. They surrounded the Hessian stronghold and took it over while the Hessians were still trying to recover from the night before. While the painting “Washington Crossing the Delaware” by Emanuel Leutze and the poem “Washington Crossing the Delaware” by David Shulman are similar there are also many differences.

First off, there are many differences in the painting and the poem. One main difference is that people can visually see what is going on in the painting, but in the poem people can verbally hear what’s going on in the painting. Another main difference would be people