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Walt Whitman I Hear America Singing
American Voice what is it? After reading three poems that have a different view on the “American Voice” and it gives me a different view on the subject. According to these poems the American voice is characterized by the themes of hard working, diversity, and subjective.
The American Voice is characterized by the theme of hard working. This is demonstrated in the poem by Walt Whitman when he states “I hear America singing” (1). This means that Americans are happy hard working people. This idea is also found in the last line when he states” with open mouths their strong melodious songs. “This supports the claim because it’s saying Americans like to work and sing while doing it.
The American Voice is also characterized by diversity. Described
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