Whitman

praise for the life that Whitman saw around him. Ginsberg took a similar approach, in both form and idea, with his poem, “Howl.” His work was truly a howl, of anguish, or fury. A song is meant to be sung, remembered and repeated but a howl is emitted without warning, and it immediately draws attention. The writing styles of Whitman and Ginsberg share similar characteristics, including: structure, language, and the portrayal of America during their respective time period. Whitman is more of a…

Reflection Essay 5 A Noiseless Patient Spider by Walt Whitman begins with a single spider brainstorming how it will build a web. To build this magnificent web, the spider must start off with a single strand of filament connecting two walls. While the speaker of the poem is watching, he gives it a human like characteristic by calling it patient. The tone of the poem is very lonely, he describes a spider all by itself trying to start off his web. “I mark’d where on a little promontory it stood…

for the natural world, and individualism. Elements of Romanticism have been recognized in works from a multitude of different cultures. Significantly, William Wordsworth is widely known as one of the great English Romantic poets. In addition, Walt Whitman, an American poet, has also been acknowledged for the Romantic elements in his works. Although both poets are from two different cultures, their works share ideals present in Romanticism. Wordsworth’s “Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern…

one but he is everybody. He is the face of America and is related to nature. In “Song of Myself” Whitman writes about the different experiences of people and professions he has encountered in his life. He becomes one with these people and therefore, senses a deeper connection with them. With that connection, he develops a feeling of wholeness with himself. For example, in section eleven of the poem Whitman describes a woman watching a group of men bathing in the ocean together. He says,…

the human body in Song of Myself, Walt Whitman promotes the philosophy of “[taking] off your hat to nothing known or unknown or to any man or number of men”. In section 24, when Whitman says, “I do not press my finger across my mouth //copulation is no more rank to me than death is”, he displays the need to embrace sexuality. Whitman sees the beauty in sex, and refuses to repress his ideals because of society’s opinion (Whitman 1245). In the preface, Whitman conveys this philosophy, instructing…

one book from which everyone learned. From the Bible, Whitman internalized rhythm, passion, and emotion, and after the Bible, he studied Shakespeare. Whitman’s diction was more colloquial than that of other writers, but his syntax was that of a lecturer, and if he could not be a poet, he wanted to proclaim his ideas to others. A reader should imagine Whitman speaking to an audience for the full effect. Music was also an influence, and Whitman favored Italian opera. His enjoyment came not from…

In order to create accepted literature containing homosexual roots and scenes during the nineteenth century, Walt Whitman had to balance his “athletic love” with heterosexual encounters, passionate genderless love, and Christianity. From the 1855 Leaves of Grass “Song of Myself”, he writes “Thruster holding me tight and that I hold tight! We hurt each other as the bridegroom and the bride hurt each other.” By following the thrusters with a heterosexual couple guide the readers’ to fill in the…

The 19th century poet,Walt Whitman, is an important figure in American Literature.Walt Whitman wrote poems that represented events and important social issues going on in the United States of America during the late 1800’s. In his poems, “Song of Myself” and “Crossing the Brooklyn Ferry”, he talks to the future generations about society's problems, as if Whitman wanted the audience in today’s generation to learn from his own generation. Also, in his poems, Whitman uses transcendental thoughts…

In Leaves of Grass, Whitman often exhibits the ideals of the Transcendental Club, for example he says, " All truths wait in all things, they neither hasten their own delivery nor resist it, they do not need the obstetric forceps of the surgeon, the insignificant is as big to me as any, what is less or more than a touch" (Whitman 61). In keeping with transcendentalist beliefs, Whitman incorporates the idea of all mankind, whether they be rich or poor…

Walt Whitman wrote a collection of poems in one of his books. Poems, such as, “Song of Myself.” These poems are interesting and well written. His sixth poem in his “Leaves of Grass,” talks about death. He uses different ways to describe how grass relates to death and uses metaphors to relate grass to different objects. There are many examples of him showing how grass relates to death. First, a child asks Walt Whitman “What is grass,” but he does not know any more than the child does about grass…