How Does Whitman Respond To Lincoln's Death

The poem “The Widow’s Lament in Springtime” is a poem about a women who has lost her husband of thirty five years. Williams writes in the voice of a grieving woman instead of in his own voice. Now that her husband has died, the widow cannot find joy in her yard that she used to love. The widow may even be considering suicide. Williams, writing in free verse, writes a metaphor comparing the grief of a widow to her blooming yard in the springtime setting a tone of great sadness for the widow.

Walt Whitman, one of the world's greatest journalist and poets, touched the lives of many different and diverse cultures through his many works in which he placed his feet in the shoes of everyday people and the experiences they faced. However, his attitude towards slavery and abolitionism were never permanent as if he was constantly torn between how he really felt or how others who did not agree with him would judge his views. As the saying goes, "your first teachers are your parents." Whitman grew up in a racist environment, in which he was a descendent of slave owners. Therefore, he grew up embodying white prejudice and coming to a conclusion that blacks were shiftless and ignorant. However, as he grew older and became more educated on the

Whitman tries to convey his theme of loss through a story of a sailor that lost his captain, the feeling of loss is certainly conveyed well but feel like it's giving

Whitman is able to traverse both time and distance and connect with his readers, through the use of simple diction, as so few other poets can. His mastery of verbiage draws readers into the poem, and creates a poetic experience like no other. In “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry,” Whitman creates a vignette into the Brooklyn of the past, as he connects it to the present, in surprising ways. Omnipresence allows the reader to envision themselves in the settings created and to interpret them into modern language. Whitman connects with his readers in a fascinating and deeply personal ways, by creating a path through the cities of the past to the people of the present.

Only through Lincoln's death could the social and political problems outlined in Leaves of Grass be resolved. Whitman saw Lincoln as the embodiment of the "I" of Leaves of Grass. For Whitman, Lincoln's death was the ultimate crucifixion for democracy. The poem “O Captain! My Captain!” illustrates that, for Whitman, Lincoln’s death was not just a political loss but a personal loss as well. Whitman’s admiration for Lincoln is emphasized in “O Captain! My Captain!” Lincoln sacrificed everything, including his life, for the success of his mission.

Disbelief in Whitman gods and faith in Goddess of Africa to get rid of slavery, oppression, and Violation of human rights. Use African tribes words the player starts. For a story, written on a plank of stars long ago, happened in Africa to “the Cruelties of America” across “The Raging Ocean “. The story of a girl stolen from her village and family. Stripped naked, chained in a rough wooden Surrounded by screaming and crying of women and men. Traveled against her wishes in rough, dark, Endless blue see into the unknown. Masses of black on sale, to look at the faces of the people, no joy, no smiles, but the eyes were open from fear. Inside The crowd, there was a little girl, slender, dark, bleeding because of restrictions. Julia gravitated to her, attracted to it. Kokumy is offered for sale to others, Julia bought and became owned her, and gives a name for her, Abigail. Julia was happy, but Kokumy was not well, she thinks about Mothers lost their children, snatched from their families and sold like slaves. But she became a slave. Like any story like that Kokumy Usurped by her owner, got Pregnant and give a birth for another slave. She revenge for her slavery and rape, she killed her master with scissors, and run off with Julia. But, finally the price of freedom is always expensive,

However, even though Whitman’s work may not always exude a particular feeling, his descriptive poetry does cover a variety of topics while still maintaining a sense of individualism. For example, in Whitman’s poem, “Vocalism”, Whitman writes, “After a loosen’d throat, after absorbing eras, temperaments, races, after knowledge, freedom, crimes… after these and more, it is just possible there comes to a man, woman, the divine power to speak words” (283). This particular verse of Whitman’s poetry, is discussing how people, after having to handle and learn to deal with challenges, eventually find a voice to speak up against injustice. Whitman’s poem, “Vocalism” discusses people finding their individual voices and standing up for what is right, much like democracy is supposed to allow people’s voices to be heard. Even though Whitman’s poem “Vocalism” discusses people’s individual voices and, in a way, democracy, some of Whitman’s other poems portray a variety of topics, like nature, hope, and so on. The key to Whitman’s poetry being the individualism and details throughout each poem, which could be about a variety of different

Within the mourning poem “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d”, by Walt Whitman, Whitman exposes his grief as he describes the death of Abraham Lincoln. Immediately at the beginning of the poem, Whitman explains the death of Lincoln by dictating the western star has fallen by the hands of John Wilkes Booth. Right after Lincoln’s death, the author exemplifies the burial ceremony as a beautiful yet sorrowful event by recognizing the coffin and his supporters. Whitman then dresses the coffin with sprigs of lilac as a tribute to his death. Right after, he contemplates Lincoln’s death in which he speaks to the nightingale and begins to have a vision of death. Shortly after his vision of death, he begins tie himself into the nightingale’s song

During the time period that Walter Whitman lived, there were many controversial things happening to the American people as a whole. One of the most strenuous upon society at the time was the Civil War. The Civil War created many problems in the lives of most Americans during this time period. This war also prompted, and inspired Walt to create many of his historical works of art. The war was raging in both the north and the south during Whitman's golden era of his writing. In the North, the economy was blooming, and growing, and industry was getting better and better each day. While in the South, the price, and the labor of the war was taking its effect upon society. The economy was getting worse, and worse as time went on. The problems

In the article, “Lincoln and Whitman,” by David S. Reynolds, Abraham Lincoln had a huge impact on the poetry of Walt Whitman. First off, Lincoln believed Whitman’s poems about him were astonishing and therefore read them to his colleagues. In addition, Whitman’s writing in his poems had changed after the Civil War occurred and his poetic output decreased. For example, before the Civil War, Whitman wrote comprehensive poems. Whitman’s poetry volume, “Leaves of Grass,” thoroughly explained how the relationship between Lincoln and him was nothing short of legendary. Abraham Lincoln was impressed with Whitman’s poem volume and decided to read it aloud to his colleagues. However, Whitman’s content in his poems had changed after the Civil War. Whitman

The subject of the poem is the body and its functions when compared to itself and the soul. The speaker of the poem is Whitman himself, as he is very interested in these functions. The overall tone of this poem is passionate because Whitman

Like Robert Frost, Walt uses symbolism throughout his poem. In one of his sections, he references grass as the hair of the dead. ¨And now it seems to me the beautiful uncut hair of graves¨ (Whitman Stanza 6). This short section shows his thoughts on death and what the possibilities of the afterlife may contain.

Life after death is a straightforward concept put into many different forms, but Walt Whitman’s idea of life after death compared to the Bible’s is something that should be studied carefully.

A way he is able to achieve this is by displaying to them they are not alone. Repetition of thought not only connects him to his readers, it also connects the readers together. In “I Hear America Singing” Whitman speaks of the individual’s songs, specifically “their strong melodious songs”. Although he articulates often how each person has their own song he links them together at the end with that simple line. As stated earlier he unifies his struggles with those of the reader. His change of point of view in “O Me, O Life” sends a message directly to his readers. That message is that struggles can be shared with anyone, even a famous poet such as himself. Moreover, uniting people is not the only way Whitman makes readers feel safe, he also lifts their spirits. “Pioneers, O Pioneers!” is another one of Walt Whitman’s poems and is filled with ideas of Westward expansion, he often discusses the “western youths” that are strong,”full of action,...of manly pride and friendship”.However he also indicates those who are weak, “[d]o they droop and end their lessons, wearied” he then alternates his point if view stating, “[w]e take up the task eternal, and the burden, and the lesson”. This change of point of view creates an air of positivity and shows the disheartened he with the help of others will assist them. As he creates a safe space Whitman allows for appreciation to seep through his

The elegy When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom'd, written by Walt Whitman in 1865, extraordinarily emphasizes on the unexpected loss of love, succinctly portrayed through the combination of three parts of free verse poems containing constant comparison between transcendentalism and realism that sums up to 216 lines. Abraham Lincoln, assassinated in 1865, is the man whom Whitman always talks about, despite never been mentioned by name. The first section, stanza 1-4, conveys his massive depression and ruthless despair through the metaphorical lilacs. The second, stanza 5-9, depicts an emotional dramatization when the coffin is in progress to be buried. The third, stanza 10-13, indicates the tributes and the actions that Whitman is willing to do the best he could for the dead Lincoln. Stanza 14-16 sums up the motif and symbolisms to develop the ideology of reconciliation of the eternal loss. Whitman illuminates his reconciliation on the feeling of great loss through his personal