Walt Whitman Essays

Both “Song of Myself” by Walt Whitman and “Howl” by Allen Ginsberg are important pieces of American poetry. “Song of Myself” was written in the 1850’s and “Howl” was written about a century later. Both poets were part of groups that wanted to change America – the Transcendentalists and the Beats. Transcendentalists believed in the goodness of people and nature. They believe that people are at their best when they are truly independent. The Beats rejected standard values and materialism. They experimented

Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson are almost too different to be able to compare them to one another. Whitman wrote his poems to be heard while Dickinson wrote hers for herself, and only herself. The two poets Whitman and Dickinson’s opinions and perceptions shape how those poems are written. Walt Whitman was born into a somewhat economically unstable family, did not originally desire to become a poet. Whitman started working for a newspaper then became a teacher, neither of which he was very fond

Dickinson and Walt Whitman were as different as two writers could be. Though both poets were born in the twentieth century, their writing styles and perspectives consistently contradict each other. However, occasionally when writing about their personal views on nature, religion, and life their views intertwine. Nevertheless, both Dickinson and Whitman still find ways to have unique ideas on the same topics. Nature is a prevalent and recurring theme throughout “Song of Myself” by Walt Whitman. Though

Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes. Two highly renowed poets. One of Whitman's most known poems, "I Hear America Singing", is about living the American life; he explains multiple types of people in his piece of work and how they are all a part of America. Similar to this, Langston Hughes wrote the poem "I, Too, Sing America", and in this, he includes African Americans, suggesting that Whitman left some people out. Also saying, that blacks are proud and just as big of a part of America as anyone else

Pound, Whitman, and Crudity Walt Whitman was born in 1819 in Long Island but moved to live in New Jersey where he spent most of his life. He was known as an American poet and journalist. He expressed himself in poetry by describing his life and American lives as a poem. His first published poem was Leaves of Grass in 1855, which later became known as Song of Myself. Ezra Pound was born in 1885 and died in Venice Italy, 1972. He was an American poet that criticized other poems and worked with other

Walt Whitman gives several references to the pleasure of sexuality like the following passage in From Children of Adam: “Celebrate you act divine and you children prepared for, And you stalwart loins” (Whitman 1376). In this passage, Whitman is not only recognizing the pleasure in sex but he is celebrating sexuality as being something beautiful in life. This passage joins in the beautifying of sexuality that can be found throughout many poems in Leaves of Grass. Whitman’s use of the word “divine”

history, and nearly 68% of the US population is afraid of dying. “To Think of Time” by Walt Whitman is a way for Whitman to express the idea that death is inevitable. The title “To Think of Time” is significant because it implies that one should focus on the good times in their life and be happy with what they have accomplished. Whitman sets about this idea by speaking of the wonders of mortal life. Initially, Whitman wants to provide a more visual and vivid feeling of how wonderful life is and stating

Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson had many comparisons and many contrasts in their modern views of poetry. They are so similar, but yet so unique in their forms of poetry. Although Whitman and Dickinson had many similarities, they couldn’t be farther from the same. Similarities include: love of nature, life, self-reliance, both believed that religion is found in nature, and both emphasize the pros and cons of death. Whitman and Dickinson both modernized poetry and are vital to the influence of poets

of Myself by Walt Whitman. In this poem, the speaker Walt Whitman talks about his connection to nature and how everything is connected to nature. He speaks as if what he says is a new or unheard language. Mr. Whitman believe that he is not tamed from himself and that he has transcended the notion. By that he means he have created a new language that is foreign to others since they have never heard of it. Around this time many poets were becoming more expressive and open. Walt Whitman motivated many

Walt Whitman, a civil war nurse was a self-taught poet in the 1800s. Whitman is known for using lists, anaphora, free verse, and other literary devices in his poems. In his works, he focuses on American workers, diversity, transcendent approaches to nature, and individualism. “Song of Myself,” a poem written by Whitman, explores themes of nature, sex, democracy, and spirituality. Whitman uses nature to fuel his creativity in using grass as a symbol of comparison to life by using imagery, metaphors