Walt Whitman

Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman were two highly influential poets from America during the 1800’s; critics as being radical as it rejected the traditional conventions of death in a dominantly Puritan state describe their poetry. Both poets were fascinated by the theme death throughout their poetry, although their depictions of death were different, both poets shared the similar concept that death leads to immortality and therefore should be embraced. However, despite sharing similarities in…

but let it produce joy." (Whitman, Leaves of Grass). This quote in Whitman 's most famous work is the epitome of his beliefs and what he showed through his many works of poetry. His life had a lasting impact on society. He changed the perception of poetry and ultimately the views on homosexuality. Walt Whitman, considered to be the most important American poet of the 19th century, impacted the world of poetry with his unique writing style and newly ushered free verse. Whitman modernized the way…

all poets before Whitman wrote with a pattern in their poetry, but Whitman changed that and became the father of free verse poetry. In Dickinson 's poetry it reflects her loneliness in her life and most of the people in her poetry are in a state of want. These poets are very different and have really changed the direction of poetry over time. Whitman and Dickinson poems are similar yet very different at the same time. In Walt Whitman 's poem, "A Child Said, What is the Grass," Whitman takes…

Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson are considered America’s greatest poets, and often remembered together because each revolutionized the genre, though they are starkly different. A Transcendentalist, Whitman felt joined to the world and writes in an expansive style that lists people and places to which he is united. Dickinson, whose views fit better with Dark Romantics, writes shorter poems with more conventional meter and rhyme schemes. As much as they differ in forms, they differ in their…

Whitman Pre-Civil War and Post-Civil War Analysis During his influential seventy-three year life, Walt Whitman produced works such as Leaves of Grass, and “Song of Myself”, which were influential in the transition from transcendentalism to realism. Whitman’s evolution was partly caused by the Civil War, being that after the war, the starkness of the situation his beloved country was in is evident in his work. More specifically, the Civil War changes Whitman’s view of Democracy, changing the…

Walt Whitman wrote a poem about making connections from the perspective of a spider and his soul. Using both literal and figurative observations he shows the conflicts each face and how both overcome their difficulties. Why would his soul struggle to make connections? How will observing a spider help with this challenge when both are so different? What has impelled the poet to have an observer watch the spider? What significance does writing in the literal and then the figurative tense have on…

Walt Whitman& Emily Dickinson Points of View Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson are one of the most famous poets in the American literature. Walt Whitman in his poem shows that he does not have any religion to follow, he creates his own one, and in some point it shows that he believes in God, but he does not follow the religion. Another point is that in “Song of Myself” he is celebrating himself and the doctor’s opinions are the spiritual relationship. Additionally, he describes his and the…

Walt Whitman was one of early America’s most influential poets. His poetry themes and style of writing were influenced by his surroundings- democracy, nature, love and death. Whitman cataloged the growth, beauty and growing pains of a young America right up until his death on March 26th, 1892. He believed that America was unique from its predecessor, and tradition was not to something to be followed, but rather life in America was to be embraced as a unique opportunity. Whitman’s writing style,…

week, I feel that Walt Whitman spoke more to the 21st century. The poem explores the themes of the self, the all-surrounding "I," sexuality, social equality, the human body, and what it means to live in the contemporary world. Whitman speaks to a general idea of self, a shared aim between his individual character—the Walt Whitman he often portrays as the good guy in his poems—and the Democratic self, which is the communal personality that most everyone has in common. Whitman explains that the…

Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson are two writers during the late 19th and early 20th century. They are often referred to the founders of American poetry. Both writers have many similarities and differences from each other, but neither of them can be imitated through their style. They have influenced many during and long after the Romantic era of literature. A common theme through each of their following poems is that some aspects of nature cannot be taught or learned, but only understood through…