Walt Whitman Essays

Walt Whitman has neither related his biography nor glorified himself in the poem as the title suggests. Infact, the apparent indication of the title is here of no importance. The poem is the song of celebration of every object of nature in general where a question put to the poet by a little child triggers off a philosophical trend of thought relating to death and the meaning of death. In the poem, he has celebrated his own idea (that nothing collapses due to death but instead life moves on) and

Walt Whitman is said to be a revolutionary poet because of the way he influenced a change in writing technique, but also because he acknowledged topics that had never been addressed before. During his lifetime, his ideas were seen as ludicrous; they aided the radical social reforms of the time, making them dangerous, although many expert writers such as Waldo Ralph Emerson thought they were amazing and not pieces to go unnoticed. As time passed and Whitman died, the nation saw Whitman’s pieces for

Walt Whitman was a revolutionary poet who let his emotions run free through his poetry. Whitman was never afraid to express himself no matter how inappropriate or offensive his emotions might have seemed at the time. This is why Whitman's poem still echo that same sentiment and emotion today almost as loudly as when the drums were first tapped. Life in its ever-evolving glory seems at times to be nothing more than a serious of random events that lead us from one place to another. It takes many

Walt Whitman and Drumtaps War is hell; there is no other way to put it. No matter how many times bards romanticize war and battle, there is that ultimate, inherent ugliness involved in the business of killing. There is no honor or heroism in dying for your country, you just die, it is a great tragedy and there is nothing you can do about it. Mortality is always present on both sides fighting the battle; there will continuously be casualties. Suffering, misery and destitution are constant

While both are famous trailblazers the two are vastly different. Incipiently, both poets Emily Dickinson and poet Walt Whitman were well known poets one is considered to be one of America's greatest and most original poets, taking definition as her provience and challenging the existing definitions of poetry and a poet’s work, Whitman on the other hand was considered to be a latter day successor to Homer, Shakespeare and Dante, creating monumental work through the chatted praises from body to soul

Any ideology, ranging from one deeply rooted in society to one seen as taboo, can be viewed and judged in different manners by each individual. The outlook of the poem “I Hear America Singing" by Walt Whitman and " What Is the American Dream Today?" by Kimberly Amadeo on the substance of the American Dream differs greatly. Between both sources, the commonality of discussing American culture is attained, which is a philosophy based upon freedom, yet they vary in the way they interpret the American

In American Literature Walt Whitman is recognized by many for his ideas of Democracy. Examples can be found in the theme of “A song of myself” and “A noiseless patient spider” two very fine works of Whitman’s style. A theme in “A song of myself” that helps represent democracy is Whitman’s idea of friendship. He uses this in a unique way throughout the story hinting at the idea we are all connected. In the quote “For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. I loafe and invite my soul,

The first stanza revolves around the word “gymnastic” due to its symbol of flexibility. This word is a connotation since when thinking about gymnastic you think of flexibility and movement. Walt Whitman advises everyone including himself to allow change in one’s self. In lines 1-2 “Myself and mine gymnastic ever,To stand the cold or heat-- to take good aim with a gun-- to sail a boat-- to manage horses-- to beget superb children” the speaker explains that we should be open to new ideas to allow

On the surface, it seems like the poetry of Walt Whitman and the early evolution of rap music have little to do with each other. 19th century poetry is something boring to be studied and annotated and analyzed in schools, while rap is considered to be of little academic value and is even frowned upon by certain highbrow types. That’s why it’s significant that their cultural impact was so similar- they both boldly departed from typical craft standards, and were only widely praised decades later.

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