Charles Baudelaire is described the word‚ flaneur as “prince who everywhere rejoices in his incognoito.” According to Baudelaire’s definition of the flaneur‚ there is no clear distinction between different persona in the poem “Song of Myself” written by Walt Whitman. I observed that the poem is and is not adequately described in his notion of self‚ universe‚ sex‚ political belief‚ and life. The poem‚ “Song of Myself‚” is written in first person. Throughout the plot‚ the narrator mention “I‚” and
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Constantly Risking Absurdity by Lawrence Ferlinghetti Commentary Constantly risking absurdity is a poem by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. The poem is an extended metaphor comparing writing poetry to preforming dangerous acrobatics. It has a very original layout and complicated structure. The poem is not very long‚ but it is precise and clear‚ it does so through great use of imagery and diction. It is the harsh truth of poetry writing‚ and really of all creative writing: if the public does not grasp the
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“The Tiger” Reflection William Blake seemed like a supernatural poet who thought about the unknown of the universe and pursued to solve them. In his poem "The Tiger"‚ Blake questions the mentality of this so called “God” to create such a violent and harmful animal after having created a kind and gentle one such as the lamb. To understand the poem I had to fully understand the thoughts of the speaker‚ in which there is not a clear addressee‚ considering that the speaker didn’t mention who he or
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“Facing West from California’s Shores” – an analysis with respect to world history When I read a poem‚ I get an idea of what the author is trying to convey. When I read it again‚ it touches something within. The more times a poem is read‚ the more it grows within‚ until its very idea takes ground in some part or other in our mind‚ and only then is it fully understood. But because we all have different holds for the poem to grab on to‚ we all come from different backgrounds and even different times
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After reading two poems from Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes‚ you can see that Whitman speaks about and based his poem on the employed people‚ working and enjoying their jobs. In contrast Langston Hughes focuses more on the other unemployed people having no jobs while maintaining optimism. Therefore‚ Walt Whitman’s “I Hear America Singing” and Langston Hughes’ “I‚ too‚ Sing America” present American way of life in two different prospective. Walt Whitman’s poem‚ “I Hear America Singing” is different
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Ange Ngatchou period 3 9/12/2015 I‚ Too‚ Sing America I too sing america was written by Langston Hughes in 1925‚ a time when there was an outburst of cultural‚ ethnical and literary creativity. The poem I too sing america was very famous not only because of when it was written but also to whom it was made for. In 1891‚ Walt Whitman wrote a poem called I Hear America Singing‚ In order to explain Hughes poem‚ I need to explain Whitman’s poem. As well as W.E.B du bois theory of double consciousness
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The life of Walt Whitman is a quite normal but interesting one. Whitman was born on May 31‚ 1819 in West Hills‚ Long Island‚ New York‚ the second of eight children in the Whitman household. (Editors) He was raised by two loving parents‚ Louisa Van Velsor and Walter Whitman‚ that would do almost anything for their eight children. Whitman grew up in a modest household which also had modest means. (Editors) The Whitman family owned large parcels of property and farmland and where living comfortably
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Thus William Blake gives a very tragic and moving view of London and its inhabitancies.The bleakness and the dreary world of London is portrayed here. Indeed (The concept of universal human suffering permeates through Blake’s dolorous poem "London‚" which depicts a city of causalities fallen to their own psychological and ideological demoralization‚)which depicts a city of the picture of the exploitation and vulnerability of innocence . Innocence is devastated again and again. It is as if that England
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Throughout the poem‚ Hughes places contrasting phrases‚ similar to a paradox‚ alongside one another. With this technique‚ he hints at his hopes for a better America unlike the one that is currently taking place around him. Diction is used in the telling of the poem‚ to establish a dramatic element of dialogue that is felt at times when a different voice jumps in or proclamations are made.The poem begins with Hughes’ statement “ Let America be America again. Let it be the dream it used to be..” of
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John McWhorter’s essay “Americans Have Never Loved Rap More - But They Call It Rap‚” rejects to notion rampant in writer’s circle’s that ordinary Americans are uncultured and have no appreciation for poetry. They do‚ just in the form of rap. McWhorter’s essay serves to prove the notion that spoken poetry (such as rap) is no less valid than the traditional volumes of Robert Frost‚ and such be respected as such. A reason for this‚ McWhorter argues‚ is that lots of works even the most prestigious writers
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