“The real artist is in humanity, what are called bad manners are often the most picturesque and significant of them all”(http://www.egs.edu, ND,¶ 11) quotes Walt Whitman, one of the most outlandish and outspoken poets of his time. As a revolutionary of forward thinking Whitman received both praise and disdain from those around him. Though he didn’t create free verse poetry Whitman was a main proprietor for its rise in popularity during the late 1800’s. Whitman is often described as the father of free verse and modern poetry, his writing lacks all of the traditional earmarks from this time period and was one of the first to usher the unconventional style into popularity.
Whitman’s life began as the world was heralding in a new era of its own, the nineteenth century. The year Whitman was born, Alabama was accepted into the union as the twenty second state. The rapid expansion of the United States during this time influenced most writing from this time, including Whitman’s poetry. (http://worldhistoryproject.org/1819/12/14/, ND,¶ 1) Expansion westward was not the only geographic shift happening around this time, it also included the migration from rural areas to urban “metropolises” and the change from agricultural to industry as the nation’s source of economy. The allure of city life did not escape the notice of Whitman Sr. and within years of the shift, The Whitman family was on their way to Brooklyn. Welcoming the family into the city was the end of a yellow fever outbreak, the family arrived late enough to the city to avoid contagion, but not late enough to avoid seeing the ravages it left behind. Crippled and dead frequented the streets of Brooklyn around this time, and those left standing mourned loved ones taken by sick...
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Whitman in his time was not well understood, and his style of writing put off as childish and obscene, but what was once looked upon as overly simplistic and droll is now regarded as literary nobel, and the writer one of the greats. Part of this successful transition can be accredited to Whitman himself, for using obtuse allegory, refusing to date his poetry with the earmarks of that century, and going against traditional poetic standards. His poetry has been used a century later, especially lyrics from the 45-poem- cluster "Calamus" cluster,to become the manifesto of the 1970s gay liberation movement, (http://www.u-s- history.com/pages/h3833.html, ND, ¶ 9) proving that while not the most popular in life, Walt Whitman has left his undisputed mark on the history of poetry.
In this essay, the author
- Quotes walt whitman, one of the most outlandish and outspoken poets of his time. though he didn't create free verse poetry, a main proprietor for its rise in popularity during the late 1800's.
- Explains that whitman's life began as the world was heralding in a new era of its own, the nineteenth century. the rapid expansion of the united states during this time influenced his poetry.
- Explains that whitman's first job was as an apprentice for a local newspaper, and he frequented the editing desk throughout his life. his opinions about the slave trade and "traditional values" evoked backlash.
- Quotes walt whitman, one of the most outlandish and outspoken poets of his time. though he didn't create free verse poetry, a main proprietor for its rise in popularity during the late 1800's.
- Explains that whitman's life began as the world was heralding in a new era of its own, the nineteenth century. the rapid expansion of the united states during this time influenced his poetry.
- Explains that whitman's first job was as an apprentice for a local newspaper, and he frequented the editing desk throughout his life. his opinions about the slave trade and "traditional values" evoked backlash.
- Analyzes how political stigma and war plagued whitman's later life. after the civil war ended and lincoln is assassinated, he travels the wartorn country, giving the "death of lincoln" speech.
- Explains that whitman was born in long island, new york, in may 1819, and grew up in a nine-child home in brooklyn. his mother was dutch, his father was purebred english.
- Analyzes how whitman's leaves of grass received little press, except for ralph waldo emerson, who chastised him for his "sensual obscenity."
- Narrates how whitman's bloody surroundings inspired a group of war poems, called "drum taps."
- Describes how they see three forms lying on stretchers, brought out there untended lying, over each the blanket spread, ample brownish woolen blanket, folding, covering all.
- Describes how whitman's life was undergoing many changes in the weeks and months following the end of the war.
- Analyzes how "on the beach at night" is one of walt whitman's less popular poems, often confused with another similarly named. the poem opens to a child and her father watching "the east, the autumn sky."
- Analyzes how the unpatterned stanza switch, common in all of whitman's poems, begins with a whispered consolation that the ravening clouds shall not long be victorious.
- Analyzes how whitman's use of brackets in the last stanza gives the suggestion of speech,words of action, and hints as to the underlying theme.
- Analyzes how he splits the stanza and slows it, where in the same place commas would’ve been read over without hesitation.
- Explains that whitman's style of writing was considered childish and obscene, but is now regarded as a literary nobel, and the writer one of the greats.
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In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how whitman's sexual desires impacted his literary works and how the role of women within society was different during that era.
- Analyzes how whitman's "a woman waits for me" expresses the importance of women in the lives of men. without women, society would cease to exist.
- Analyzes how whitman was trying to prove that woman were there to pleasure the man, just as poetry is meant to bring pleasure to the reader.
- Analyzes how whitman's sexual desires impacted his literary works and how the role of women within society was different during that era.
- Analyzes how whitman's "a woman waits for me" expresses the importance of women in the lives of men. without women, society would cease to exist.
- Analyzes how whitman was trying to prove that woman were there to pleasure the man, just as poetry is meant to bring pleasure to the reader.
- Analyzes how society believed in male chauvinism. men were the voice of the household, the best educated, one’s who participated in politics, and ultimately, made the big decisions for the betterment of family.
- Analyzes how whitman put the essence of the sexual union between man and woman into eloquent words. this union is the most humanistic and natural union of any species.
- Analyzes how whitman's "a woman waits for me" is a beautiful representation of what is reproductively necessary for future generations to exist. without the gift of sexuality there is no room for life.
- Opines that emily dickinson was another great author of whitman's time. both authors are recognized as prominent, influential authors in american literature.
- Explains that whitman and dickinson had different upbringings and literary styles. both influenced american literature and poetry immensely.
- Explains that dickinson was a lonely woman who expressed her inner feelings through poetry. by using rhyme and meter, she brought american literature to women and children.
- Explains that the progression from romanticism to realism to naturalism is interesting. the ideas and eras overlap and one can see the slow transition from one to another.
- Explains that the american period of romanticism took place at precisely the same time as the european period. the new, western frontier provided plenty of opportunities for growth, expansion, and freedom, while europe did not have this element of expansion.
- Explains that the american realism period took place immediately following the civil war from 1865-1890. it was an artistic movement that began in the 1800’s in france.
- Explains that naturalism is based on scientific studies, and darwin's theory of evolution is the basis for nearly every naturalistic writer.
- Analyzes how the progression of these ideals was an attempt to show how whitman and dickinson were the forerunners in american literature. they got the ball rolling with the ideas of romanticism.
- Analyzes how walt whitman's literature was influenced by the american era in which he was raised.
- Cites walt whitman's "a woman waits for me." selected poems. new york: gramercy, 1992.
1208 wordsRead More - Whitmananalytical essayVery few people will contest that Walt Whitman may be one of the most important and influential writers in American literary history and conceivably the single most influential poet. However many have claimed that Whitman’s writing is so free form as evident in his 1855 Preface to Leaves of Grass and Song of Myself that it has no style. The poetic structures he employs are unconventional but reflect his very democratic ideals towards America. Although Whitman’s writing does not include a structure
In this essay, the author
- Opines that walt whitman's writing is so free form as evident in his 1855 preface to leaves of grass and song of myself that it has no style.
- Opines that whitman's style is personal, not conventional. he dared to go outside the conventional boundaries of poetic expression because he seldom followed the standards in rhyme, meter, and stanza form.
- Analyzes how whitman's approach to poetry is a reflection of his thought. his run-on sentences and endless litanies of people and places represent the thoughts trying to be conveyed.
- Opines that walt whitman's writing is so free form as evident in his 1855 preface to leaves of grass and song of myself that it has no style.
- Opines that whitman's style is personal, not conventional. he dared to go outside the conventional boundaries of poetic expression because he seldom followed the standards in rhyme, meter, and stanza form.
- Analyzes how whitman's approach to poetry is a reflection of his thought. his run-on sentences and endless litanies of people and places represent the thoughts trying to be conveyed.
- Analyzes how whitman's work can be seen almost as a piece of music, with many different themes in between and many developments and variations taking place.
- Analyzes how the first few lines of whitman's song of myself define the true essence of his style; simple and personal.
- Analyzes how whitman is trying to make a very personal connection with his readers to allow the work to not only represent himself but represent everyone and everything.
- Analyzes how whitman's unrestricted rambling associations are a reflection of his desire to make his work universal.
- Analyzes how whitman's writing does not fall into the typical framework of poetry as established by his predecessors, but his work has established its own style. his style expresses the dynamic, open, and unrestricted independence of the soul.
- Analyzes how whitman's leaves of grass has a style and form to them even though it conforms to none of the rules by which poetry has ever been judged.
- Opines that whitman's writing is free-form and has no style, but those who make this claim are unable to see the true beauty behind his writing.
1138 wordsRead More - Whitmananalytical essay“manly love” and “sexual love,” with emphasis on intense passionate attraction and interaction, along with bodily contact. Whitman goes so far to differentiate between the “amativeness” for man-woman love and “adhesiveness” for “manly love” in his dealings with sexuality. For Whitman, “sex will not be put aside; it is a great ordination of the universe” (Poetry and Prose 535). Whitman treats sex with complete openness, celebrating it as “something not in itself gross or impure, but entirely consistent
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- Analyzes the relationship between the human body and sexuality in walt whitman's poetry.
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- Analyzes the relationship between the human body and sexuality in walt whitman's poetry.
- Analyzes how nancy lewis tuten articulates on whitman's evolution from cartesian dualism in "the language of sexuality" and states that the soul and the body are interlocked and one cannot exist without, or escape, the other.
- Explains whitman's view that sex is the root of it all, the intermixing of both masculine and feminine, resolute and vulnerable.
- Analyzes how whitman evoked sensual romanticism, incorporating nature into his sexual metaphors, as witnessed in his lines from "a woman waits for me."
- Analyzes how whitman's poetry exhibits both a bisexual and heterosexual nature. while he supports all shapes of love, his attitude towards sexuality has not always been coherent.
- Analyzes how whitman shifts the gender of both the narrator and the object, fluidly engaging with gender and sexuality.
- Analyzes how whitman pushed the boundaries of exploring the human body and sexuality, but he often went against the grain of nineteenth-century american literature.
1269 wordsRead More - Walt Whitmananalytical essayWalt Whitman Walt Whitman lived from 1819 to 1892. He was one of ten children and was born on New York's Long Island. He worked as a printer, teacher and property speculator. In 1855 he published 13 poems in a collection entitled Leaves of Grass. Over the years, Whitman published fresh editions of this collection, the last one in 1892, each time adding many more poems - eventually it would contain hundreds of poems and some 10,500 lines, making Leaves of Grass the length of a good sized
In this essay, the author
- Explains that walt whitman lived from 1819 to 1892. he worked as a printer, teacher, and property speculator. in 1855, he published 13 poems in leaves of grass.
- Analyzes how whitman set out in leaves of grass to write about himself, giving his purpose as: "a feeling or ambition to articulate and faithfully express in literary or poetic form and uncompromisingly, my own physical, emotional, moral, intellectual and aesthetic personality."
- Analyzes how whitman's reputation rests almost wholly on leaves of grass.
- Explains that walt whitman lived from 1819 to 1892. he worked as a printer, teacher, and property speculator. in 1855, he published 13 poems in leaves of grass.
- Analyzes how whitman set out in leaves of grass to write about himself, giving his purpose as: "a feeling or ambition to articulate and faithfully express in literary or poetic form and uncompromisingly, my own physical, emotional, moral, intellectual and aesthetic personality."
- Analyzes how whitman's reputation rests almost wholly on leaves of grass.
- Explains that whitman's cambridge history of english and american literature, volume 16: early national littoral, was first published in the american in 1880, and reprinted in harper'
- Explains that this poem comes from a section of leaves of grass called sea drift, containing poems, inspired by the sea, which explore the mysteries of life and death.
- Describes how barnegat bay has been protected as one of the usa's estuaries of national importance since 1996, having been nominated for this by a state governor called whitman.
- Analyzes how whitman suggests the idea of evil spirits by describing the wind.
- Compares "waves, air, midnight" to the holy trinity of father (god), son (jesus) and holy ghost (spirit).
- Analyzes how leaves of grass is written in free verse without formal patterns of rhyme or metre. it has a clear structure, like old english (anglo-saxon) verse, and the later poems of gerard manley hopkins.
- Explains that whitman's poem has two halves, each containing two stressed syllables. the present participle ends with a verb ending in "-ing".
- Analyzes how the first chapter of dickens' great expectations contains a "sentence" with no main verb. whitman uses effects of sound, such as alliteration.
- Analyzes onomatopoeia and the repeated use of the sibilant "s" sound, which may resemble the sound of surf breaking and falling back.
- Analyzes how whitman uses anthropomorphism and animism to write about natural things as if they are features of a person or intelligent creature.
- Analyzes how whitman writes many things twice, sometimes a whole.
814 wordsRead More - A Defense of Whitmananalytical essayA Defense of Whitman Whether they have loved or loathed his poetry, each writer or critic who has encountered "Leaves of Grass" has had to come to some sort of reckoning with Walt Whitman. The Good Gray Poet, the grandfather of American poetry, has been deified by some and labeled a cultural and artistic barbarian by others. While Whitman freely admitted in his preface to the final publication of "Leaves of Grass" that the work was faulty and far from perfect, some critics see no redeeming qualities
In this essay, the author
- Opines that the man (whitman) knew the world merely as an outside observer, he was never a living part of it.
- Analyzes how whitman's "leaves of grass" has been deified and labeled a cultural and artistic barbarian.
- Analyzes how whitman's poetry reflects his immediate intense sensitivity to the world around him. the dialectics in "the wound dresser" hint at a universal sense gained by the old man in the poem.
- Opines that the man (whitman) knew the world merely as an outside observer, he was never a living part of it.
- Analyzes how whitman's "leaves of grass" has been deified and labeled a cultural and artistic barbarian.
- Analyzes how whitman's poetry reflects his immediate intense sensitivity to the world around him. the dialectics in "the wound dresser" hint at a universal sense gained by the old man in the poem.
- Analyzes how walt whitman's poetry is an amalgamation of coarse reality, paradox, and free floating ideas.
- Cites bucke, richard maurice, and edwin haviland miller in a century of whitman criticism.
1213 wordsRead More - A Comparison Of Walt Whitman And Whitmananalytical essayParting from established formalities, Walt Whitman and William Faulkner developed their own styles of writing, mixing cultural influences with contemporary ideas. Faulkner was strongly influenced by the southern culture while Whitman drew a powerful influence from transcendentalism. Each achieved great literary acclaim and success in their professional careers making it clear that their unique writing styles struck a chord with the readers. Whitman and Faulkner both drew from their own personal experiences
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how walt whitman and william faulkner developed their own writing styles, mixing cultural influences with contemporary ideas. both achieved great literary acclaim and success in their professional careers.
- Analyzes how whitman's use of slang was absent from his writings. while he criticized commercial pornography as degrading to women, some of his earliest critics viewed his poetry as filth.
- Analyzes allen, gary, and burt, daniel s., "william faulkner." encarta encylopedia, nov. 1999.
- Analyzes how walt whitman and william faulkner developed their own writing styles, mixing cultural influences with contemporary ideas. both achieved great literary acclaim and success in their professional careers.
- Analyzes how whitman's use of slang was absent from his writings. while he criticized commercial pornography as degrading to women, some of his earliest critics viewed his poetry as filth.
- Analyzes allen, gary, and burt, daniel s., "william faulkner." encarta encylopedia, nov. 1999.
- Analyzes folsom, ed, and kenneth price's "walt whitman biography" at the u. of iowa. horst, frenz.
990 wordsRead More - Dickinson Vs. Whitmananalytical essayDickinson vs. Whitman After receiving five years of schooling, Walt Whitman spent four years learning the printing trade; Emily Dickinson returned home after receiving schooling to be with her family and never really had a job. Walt Whitman spent most of his time observing people and New York City. Dickinson rarely left her house and she didn't associate with many people other than her family. In this essay I will be comparing Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman. Emily Dickinson's life differs greatly
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- Opines that walt whitman never really had a job.
- Analyzes how new york city is one way that these poets' lives differ.
- Explains that whitman was eager to assume the role of the poet in democracy.
- Opines that walt whitman never really had a job.
- Analyzes how new york city is one way that these poets' lives differ.
- Explains that whitman was eager to assume the role of the poet in democracy.
- Narrates how she didn't leave the comfort of her home for ten years. the last y ears.
- Explains that there is no rhyme or rhyme scheme, has a cadence or beat, and has no set line length.
- Analyzes the repetition of the word carols and the alliteration of s sound.
- Describes three iambic feet, that is four lines of poetry to a stanza.
- Explains that she used many forms in her poetry, but her forms had a twist from the normal.
- Analyzes how, in the poem 'this is my letter to the world,' she capitalized the capitalization.
- Explains that whitman was also influenced by the bible, his walks in new york city, tom paine, and a strong love for music.
- Explains that emily dickinson wrote most of her poetry in 1862, when the man she loved left for san francisco.
1217 wordsRead More - Dickinson And Whitmananalytical essayIntro. Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson possess varied yet similar styles, which shows through their poetic style, lifestyle, and the subject of their poetry. Walt Whitman has unique traits in his poetry for many reasons. His works contain an abundance of different literary devices, display his way of life, and vary in subject. First of all, Whitman’s poems contain lots of figurative language written in free verse. Free verse contains neither rhyme, nor meter. For example, Whitman writes, “I hear
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- Analyzes how walt whitman and emily dickinson possess varied yet similar styles, which shows through their poetic style, lifestyle, and subject of their poetry.
- Analyzes emily dickinson's poetic style, lifestyle, and subject. she uses concentrated wording, as well as rhyme and slant rhyme.
- Analyzes how dickinson packs a great deal of meaning into as little words as possible, and also rhymes see and emergency. her lifestyle could influence her poetry.
- Analyzes how walt whitman and emily dickinson possess varied yet similar styles, which shows through their poetic style, lifestyle, and subject of their poetry.
- Analyzes emily dickinson's poetic style, lifestyle, and subject. she uses concentrated wording, as well as rhyme and slant rhyme.
- Analyzes how dickinson packs a great deal of meaning into as little words as possible, and also rhymes see and emergency. her lifestyle could influence her poetry.
- Analyzes how dickinson's poetry has distinctive qualities because of her poetic style, lifestyle influences, and subject matter.
- Explains that whitman and dickinson's poetry vary greatly through their poetic style, lifestyle, and subject, but have similarities as well.
597 wordsRead More - walt whitmananalytical essayWalt Whitman Walt Whitman was a follower of the two Transcendentalist Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. He believed in Emerson and Thoreau’s Trascendentalist beliefs. Whitman believed that individualism stems from listening to one’s inner voice and that one’s life is guided by one’s intuition. The Transcendentalist centered on the divinity of each individual; but this divinity could be self-discovered only if the person had the independence of mind to do so. Whitman lent himself to this
In this essay, the author
- Explains that whitman's first poem in leaves of grass is called "song of myself".
- Explains that they felt humans were depraved and had to stuggle for goodness. they feared the people.
- Explains that whitman's leaves of grass was made up of 11 other poems that were just as.
- Explains that whitman's first poem in leaves of grass is called "song of myself".
- Explains that they felt humans were depraved and had to stuggle for goodness. they feared the people.
- Explains that whitman's leaves of grass was made up of 11 other poems that were just as.
- Opines that he tried to assert the worth of the individual in all his poems.
- Opines that transcendentalism would not exist without him.
- Explains that whitman lent himself to this concept of independence. everything on earth has the divine spark within and thus is part of a whole.
- Describes whitman as an american poet who was born on may 31, 1819, near huntington, n.y. he attended public school for six years before being apprenticed to a printer.
- Explains that whitman's first edition of leaves of grass was published in 1955, a new kind of versification, different from his sentimental rhymed verse.
- Analyzes how whitman's poem, "song of myself," is a metaphor for humanity, and argues that the absolute unity of matter and spirit is the dominant conception of this first and most characteristic period.
- Opines that whitman was trying to get through the message that no innovations must be permitted on the stern severities of out liberty and our equality.
- Analyzes how whitman celebrates individuality and his beliefs of the existence of a shared universal self in "song of myself."
- Analyzes how leaves of grass was an attemped, as they are, of the naive, masculine, and affectionate person, to cast into literature not only his grit and arrogance, but his flesh and form.
- Analyzes the purpose of this man to stamp a new type of character, namely his own, and indelibly fix it and publish it, for the present and future of american letter and american young men.
- Explains that whitman believed that the man with the most love and faith, and the least hate and fear, would stand in the closest relationship to universal truth and be the wisest.
- Analyzes how whitman's leaves of grass celebrated the free individual in a rough, robust society and set forth his unorthodox views on sex and morality.
- Opines that whitman was a great writer who brought up his own way of writing poetry.
- Opines that whitman's work will never be forgotten and the impact that he has on the world.
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In this essay, the author
- Explains that walter whitman was born on may 31, 1819, and grew up on long island and brooklyn as one of nine children. he self-taught himself using classic authors such as homer and shakespeare.
- Explains that whitman was one of the northerners who believed that the war would last only a couple of months. he was distressed when his beliefs came crumbling around him.
- Explains that whitman traveled to virginia in 1862 in fear that his brother george had been mortally wounded. the sight of the makeshift hospitals was appalling to him.
- Explains that walter whitman was born on may 31, 1819, and grew up on long island and brooklyn as one of nine children. he self-taught himself using classic authors such as homer and shakespeare.
- Explains that whitman was one of the northerners who believed that the war would last only a couple of months. he was distressed when his beliefs came crumbling around him.
- Explains that whitman traveled to virginia in 1862 in fear that his brother george had been mortally wounded. the sight of the makeshift hospitals was appalling to him.
- Describes how whitman suffered a stroke that left him partially paralyzed in january 1873. his sister-in-law died in february, and his mother's health began to fail. he moved to camden, where he lived until his death in 1892.
545 wordsRead More - Transcendentalism in the Poems of Whitmananalytical essayTranscendentalism in the Poems of Whitman From looking at the titles of Walt Whitman's vast collection of poetry in Leaves of Grass one would be able to surmise that the great American poet wrote about many subjects -- expressing his ideas and thoughts about everything from religion to Abraham Lincoln. Quite the opposite is true, Walt Whitman wrote only about a single subject which was so powerful in the mind of the poet that it consumed him to the point that whatever he wrote echoed of that
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- Opines that walt whitman wrote about many subjects in leaves of grass, but he wrote only about a single subject that consumed him. the fundamental assumptions and premises of transcendentalism are evident in all his poems.
- Explains the belief of transcendentalism, wherein intuition became the means for a union between an individual's soul and the soul of the world or the cosmos.
- Analyzes how whitman uses nature as an appropriate metaphor to express the concept of a man's lonely and seeking soul.
- Opines that walt whitman wrote about many subjects in leaves of grass, but he wrote only about a single subject that consumed him. the fundamental assumptions and premises of transcendentalism are evident in all his poems.
- Explains the belief of transcendentalism, wherein intuition became the means for a union between an individual's soul and the soul of the world or the cosmos.
- Analyzes how whitman uses nature as an appropriate metaphor to express the concept of a man's lonely and seeking soul.
- Analyzes how the image of a spider launching forth filament after filament to connect itself in some way with the vastness of its surroundings captures the nature of the human as well.
- Analyzes how whitman's poetic soul, like the spider, stands isolated at the center of all things. the poet is complete in himself-a seer and a "kosmos"
- Analyzes how whitman, following the transcendentalism doctrine, warns against a concrete and solid definition. transcendentalists recognize the changing of nature and the oversoul.
- Analyzes how whitman's "when i heard the learned astronomer" illustrates transcendentalism.
- Analyzes how the move away from science is illustrated through whitman's "gliding out" and "wander[ing] off by." the critic bernth lindfors offers a synopsis of the differences between the astronomer and the poet.
- Analyzes how the 'learn'd astronomer has ordered and explained a part of the universe that had been unexplained. the poet finds night air "mystical" and the night silent, and accepts them as they are.
- Analyzes how the mention and description of space provides a constant between the poems, which enforces the strong transcendental themes that whitman presents in his poetry.
- Explains that the same irresistible current of life flows through the whole cosmos, through smallest and humblest herbaceous plants, animals which feed upon them, and once again through anonymous grass which grows on their corpses when they die.
- Analyzes how the vastness of space appeals to whitman in "when i heard the learned astronomer:"
- Analyzes how whitman can move freely and unrestrained in his own world, but he is uncomfortable in the crowded lecture room and the confining astronomer's world.
- Explains that transcendentalism emphasizes the importance of understanding oneself, because the part of the oversoul lies in everyone, and that whitman's poems show this importance through silence.
- Explains that the astronomer is rewarded by noisy acknowledgment and approval from other rational creatures, while the poet is reward by the "perfect silence" of the universe itself.
- Analyzes how lindfors' "when i heard the learn'd astronomer" and "the noiseless patient spider" contain the aspect of silence as a time for searching.
- Describes whitman's free verse style as pure lyricism stripped of its traditional trappings and singing the self and the world without padding.
- Explains that free verse is the ideal idiom for the intuitive poet. a perfectly consistent metrical pattern or rhyme scheme would shackle the feeling of freedom and expansiveness that pervades the poem.
- Analyzes how whitman used free verse to combat the rationalization of science and allows for the expression of ideas.
- Analyzes whitman's poetic process, as seen in "a noiseless patient spider," as a continuous thing that reaches anywhere and everywhere and encompasses all.
- Explains that science did not provide a connection between the soul and the oversoul that whitman constantly searched, but the free verse provided that connection and led to the creation of the new style.
- Analyzes how walt whitman's poetic hand transforms simple stories of a man leaving an astronomy lecture into parables with much deeper meaning.
- Describes the works of roger asselineau, paul boller, and wilton eckley.
2115 wordsRead More - Walt Whitman an American poet, essayist and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Robert lowell was an American physician, poet, professor, lecturer, and author. Regarded by his peers as one of the best writers of the 19th century, he is considered a member of the Fireside Poets. Both authors have differences of opinion of how to say and do things such as nature, individualism and love. Both authors have
In this essay, the author
- Compares the views of walt whitman and robert lowell, both of whom have differences of opinion about nature, individualism, and love.
- Analyzes how whitman's poem " pioneers!" uses nature as imageries because wants the reader to imagine the mountain’s and the high plateaus.
- Analyzes how whitman felt a deeper connection to nature than lowell. in "out of the cradle endlessly rocking," he referred to the bird as his brother.
- Compares the views of walt whitman and robert lowell, both of whom have differences of opinion about nature, individualism, and love.
- Analyzes how whitman's poem " pioneers!" uses nature as imageries because wants the reader to imagine the mountain’s and the high plateaus.
- Analyzes how whitman felt a deeper connection to nature than lowell. in "out of the cradle endlessly rocking," he referred to the bird as his brother.
- Analyzes how walt whitman encourages others to celebrate their individuality in "poem of the body."
- Analyzes how lowell's poetry is individualistic and intense, rich in symbolism and marked by great skill. his later work indicates a philosophic acceptance of life and the world.
- Analyzes how kristin herzog's book "the problem of individualism in the poetry of robert lowell and amiri baraka" shows that some authors, critics, or people don't agree.
- Opines that walt whitman's greatest works are those about patriotism and democracy. however, he wrote several love poems that became instant classics and are beloved today.
- Analyzes how whitman's non-gender specific love poetry makes readers think that he was writing to men and not only women.
- Analyzes how lowell practically has no poems on love and the one or two he has are not descriptive or even informative.
600 wordsRead More - Walt Whitmananalytical essaycontained more than twenty-four poems, which were reasonably filled with ten or more diversified types of themes. Walt Whitman the author and compiler of this exceptional work changed the status of poetry writing through his utilization of thought and expression in the publication of the Leaves of Grass. Ralph Waldo Emerson, a collogue and admirer of Walt once spoke this of him '…Whitman, that Sir, is a strange case, a case unknown to any of us, unless we should stumble upon him at church one day…';(Chase
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how walt whitman changed the status of poetry writing through his use of thought and expression in the publication of the leaves of grass.
- Analyzes how whitman's use of self and soul led him to a closer path towards god.
- Explains that whitman had a deep faith in the democracy of america because this political form of government respected the individual. he believed that the united states was best expressed through the common citizen.
- Analyzes how walt whitman changed the status of poetry writing through his use of thought and expression in the publication of the leaves of grass.
- Analyzes how whitman's use of self and soul led him to a closer path towards god.
- Explains that whitman had a deep faith in the democracy of america because this political form of government respected the individual. he believed that the united states was best expressed through the common citizen.
- Analyzes how whitman's poetry urged people to break away from the feudal past and progress to the democratic future.
- Explains that mysticism is an experience that has a spiritual meaning, which is not apparent to the senses or the intellect. it is the insight into the real nature of man, god, and the universe.
- Analyzes how whitman's hypocrisy is shown when he states that evil only resides in the oppressive social institutions, but reveals that god has eradicated evil. his poetry is his artistic expression of various speeches of his mystical experience.
- Argues that walt whitman uses no particular accepted form of poetry, and that in style he believes that poetry should have been spoken not written.
- Analyzes how whitman uses imagery to show his imaginative power, the depth of perceptions, and his capacity to capture reality instantaneously. he used symbolism to interpret the universe and its mystical questions.
- Analyzes how individuality and personality explained whitman's use of themes. his achievements as a poet were monumental and influenced his immediate successors in american letters and modern poetry.
1010 wordsRead More - Walt Whitmananalytical essaystory through his own view of the world and with the ambition to do it was Walter Whitman. Greatly criticized by many readers of his work, Whitman was not a man to be deterred. Soon he would show the world that he had a voice, and that it spoke with a poet's words. Afoot and lighthearted I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, the long brown path before me leading wherever I choose. Thus Whitman began his "Song of the Open Road". This paper will attempt to describe his life and
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how whitman, with his genius and metaphysical inclinations, should have drifted into journalism, a profession that could make some demands on his native endowments.
- Analyzes how whitman's book, leaves of grass, was published in 1855. he was a journalist, carpenter, and author.
- Explains that walter whitman was a unique poet who wrote life's story through his own view of the world and with the ambition to do it.
- Analyzes how whitman, with his genius and metaphysical inclinations, should have drifted into journalism, a profession that could make some demands on his native endowments.
- Analyzes how whitman's book, leaves of grass, was published in 1855. he was a journalist, carpenter, and author.
- Explains that walter whitman was a unique poet who wrote life's story through his own view of the world and with the ambition to do it.
- Explains that leaves of grass was a large book encased by green covers with an ornate, leafy design.
1610 wordsRead More - Walt Whitmananalytical essayinnovative orchestrators of American poetry. Walt Whitman set himself apart from the traditional rules that governed poetry. Whitman contrasted sharply with his contemporaries, who wrote about themes that many had already written about long before, one example being love. Many people could relate to these familiar themes and topics, which had many elements that might have been fictional or fabricated. In the poem "When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer," Whitman explores the idea of searching and analyzing
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how walt whitman broke free from the traditional form of poetry and became one of the most important and innovative orchestrators of american poetry.
- Analyzes how whitman contrasted with his contemporaries, who wrote about themes that many had already written about long before.
- Narrates how they became tired and sick when they heard the astronomer lecture with much applause in the lecture-room.
- Analyzes how walt whitman broke free from the traditional form of poetry and became one of the most important and innovative orchestrators of american poetry.
- Analyzes how whitman contrasted with his contemporaries, who wrote about themes that many had already written about long before.
- Narrates how they became tired and sick when they heard the astronomer lecture with much applause in the lecture-room.
- Explains that whitman wanted to view the world through his own perspective, and not through the eyes, influence, or fantasy of others.
- Analyzes how whitman's independence and self rule led him to write about what was around him, what he saw on daily basis, and that was life.
- Opines that life exists and identity is intertwined with the empty and useless years of the rest.
- Analyzes how whitman's testament that life should be celebrated is again seen in "crossing brooklyn ferry." he views the closeness of humanity and interconnected love as the best defense against leading an empty life.
- Analyzes how whitman's poetry focused on anatomy and the human body, which separated him from the customs of the time, and included highly explicit sexual elements.
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