Garrison Keillor's Poem

In every line of “I Hear America Singing”, the word “singing” appears to help emphasize and describe the melody of the working American citizens, yet there is no song in particular. Perhaps they are singing the National Anthem? America’s people doing American jobs all united by an unidentified melody that shrouds them all. It would seem a bit peculiar for

In “I Hear America Singing,” Walt Whitman’s message of the American identity is that it is diverse and proud. The fact the American identity is diverse is proven best in the first line, which states, “I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear.” In this line, the word “varied” proves that it is diverse because if something is varied it has a variety of things amassing it. The American identity being proud is proven by the line, “Each singing what belongs to him or her and to none else.” This line proves that the American identity is proud because it is saying that we celebrate what only we have. This celebration evinces that we are proud of what we gain by working.

When songwriters begin to pen the lyrics of a song, I believe their ultimate goal is to transcend time in hopes of reaching listeners for generations to come. J.R. Cash, professionally known as Johnny Cash, wrote a song that did just that. “Ragged Old Flag” is a patriotic song that speaks to every generation. Written in 1974, “Ragged Old Flag” was meant to tell the story of our country. Johnny Cash recorded “Ragged Old Flag” live at the House of Cash. Cash wanted the song to be recorded live because it was raw, untouched, and unapologetically real. The basis of this analysis is to show how patriotism spans generations, but also why a song such as, “Ragged Old Flag” is an important part of patriotism in the United States of America.

From this paper, the reader will learn a lot about America, and the things that are often glossed over when trying to present the country a patriotic and free. It is important to take steps like these towards gaining a broader picture of our nation and perhaps also the human mind. Doing these things almost always have positive effects on people and their worldviews.

Set in America, the poem follows a man, potentially Walt Whitman, as he celebrates the pride found in an American citizen. Several careers are described throughout the poem in an effort to accentuate the amount of effort Americans put into their labor each day. Aside from no apparent significance to the structure and syntax of the poem, the author’s profound diction, such as blithe, melodious, delicious, and robust, emphasizes the honor the author feels towards Americans and their efforts. Whitman’s use of figurative language in his poem, “I Hear America Singing”, can be found through the individuals who are “singing”. Although the singing stated within the poem may be literal, it also demonstrates the passion and pride that the workers held

Americans before the Civil War came to the United States to acquire self-preservation and to explore the foundation of capitalism. Songwriters such as Stephen Foster, felt the American people needed an image to follow a need for Puritan mentality. Without a doubt, music purposely expressed these movements by the usage of musical lyrics to analyze the discrimination against African American slaves and the secession of the United States, which reflected the turmoil of the separated Puritan communities. In short, after the American Revolution, many Americans feared the idea of self-preservation within communities, expressing that Americans had no real endeavor in working together. Moreover, writers like J. Hector St. John de Crèvecœur, practiced to establish a diverse America, not only to separate Americans and show how different they act according to their surroundings, but helped to express how an environment can change one’s self-preservation. Nevertheless, Americans left a deliberate standing point to follow as countless Puritans did before. The purpose of how music can diversify a community and make Americans’ self-preservation move toward their surroundings remained the example left by these idols. Undoubtedly, the environment itself obtained the biggest challenge for American Puritans. In any case, with the help of Foster’s intuition about how Americans should act as a community and the emotions that thrived within the musical lyrics of his songs—Beautiful Dreamer, Oh!

In the National Anthem, the United states is described as “the land of the free.” Unfortunately, our world in the 1600-1865 did not portray the saying that America was the land of the free. African Americans, slaves, and women were treated as if they didn’t have the ability to live out their freedom like land-owning white males. Throughout the time period of the 1600s-1885, “the land of the free” would not be a suitable title for America.

Poets Walt Whitman and Richard Blanco both use heavy repetition in their works, “I Hear America Singing”, and “One Today”. When Whitman uses the word singing over and over again, the author conveys that every single person in America has his/her own unique song, which he/she sings loud and proud for a copious amount of reasons.

Say does that star-spangled banner yet wave. O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?” this line means does our flag still wave over our land. I think it is necessary to know the meaning to this song since it is our national

In other words, the speaker is celebratory over each American carrying out their tasks and fulfilling their responsibilities; which allows for America to be established as a strong and productive country. In contrast, “Let America Be America Again,” has a bitter and angry tone which over time changes into hope. To explain, the speaker is upset over the lack of freedom and opportunity in the country everyone dreamed about, yet he is still hopeful that America can reach its potential. In addition, the poem includes metaphors such as, “let it be that great strong land of love” (Hughes); which evokes unity and equality. Similarly, in “I Hear America Singing,” the speaker compares the people’s work to music due to their strong work ethic. One may infer that the singing of America means that the country

The musical qualities of “God Bless the USA” help to construct Greenwood’s vision of America. The song begins with clear piano and guitar notes, which creates a slow and reflective feel. However, as the song continues, the music builds up until it is proud symphony of violins. This transition shows the moral strength of the American people. As the music gets closer to the chorus, there

“Sing a song, full of the faith that the dark past has taught us,” is the most emotional line in “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” more commonly known as the “Negro National Anthem.” The song exudes grace and wisdom while acknowledging and respecting the dark painful past of African Americans. The “Negro National Anthem” is a song of healing before anything else. Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon, like the “Negro National Anthem,” explores the African-American experience with music. Traumatic experiences often leave irreparable emotional scars that many people turn to medication to fix.

The national anthem has a long history behind it. This anthem began life as a poem, written by lawyer and poet Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812. During this time Key was sent to Britain to release a soilder, causeing a stirring among british soilders taking him captive. As Key waited to be realesed he wrote a Poem as we know it today, as the National Anthem. Little did Key know that this song would become Americas naional symbol when congress voted in March 3, 1931, for this to become its National Anthem. In the next centuries to come this song would be played at Military events, even sporting events. Now Knowing the acual history behind this song really changes mind if it s time to change our nations historial song. I mean think

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