Professor Mark McGrath Literature 3-10-2013 Emily Dickinson vs. Walt Whitman During the time in American history known as the romantic period‚ two poets began to stray from the traditional methods of writing poetry. These poets were Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson. These two poets led different lifestyles. Oddly enough‚ there writing was very similar besides having different lengths. “Whitman ’s poem "Song of Myself‚ No.6" and Dickinson ’s poem "This quiet Dust was Gentlemen and Ladies"
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Whitman’s Poetry Walt Whitman will remain as a well-known‚ superb poet. Clarence Brown stated‚ the words of someone speaking on Walt Whitman‚ “He is the only one of the conventionally recognized American poets who is worth reading” (37). Walt Whitman is a poet that writes with purpose. His poetry seems to attempt to teach the more desirable behavior and traits for Americans. It depicts the ideal American democrat‚ peace maker‚ and a well-rounded person‚ in general. Not that Walt Whitman is only about
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"I have not gain’d acceptance of my own time‚ but have fallen back on fond dreams of the future" (by Walt Whitman‚ qtd. in Miller‚ Sex and Sexuality) SEX AND SEXUALITY IN THE POETRY OF WALT WHITMAN Perhaps‚ in the following essay I put a quart into a pint pot‚ because I intend to puzzle out‚ or rather‚ find and give a deeper insight into Walt Whitman’s sexuality that is still a question on agenda. There are readers and critics who state that it is a shame to humble his poetry to this level
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Who were Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman exactly? In simple terms they were some of the founders of a uniquely American style of poetry. While their lives only spanned the last eight decades of the nineteenth century‚ their influence on literature has spanned centuries. They became the iconic writers because of their blatant disregard for previous rules of poetry. Dickinson and Whitman’s poems were unique to them and them alone. Besides being unique during their time‚ their works give insight into
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On a flat road runs the well-train’d runner He is lean and sinewy‚ with muscular He is thinly clothed – he leans forward as he runs With lightly closed fists‚ and arms partially rais’d On a flat road runs the well-train’d runner; (visual imagery). It depicts a professional runner who tries through the flat land on his run‚ but it is also seen that it focuses on the middle or lower class of people made up of common laborers. The "flat land" that he is running across can depict the poet’s birthplace
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Walt Whitman‚ Spirituality vs. Sexuality Spirituality is a mixed bag for Walt Whitman. While he takes a great deal of material from Christianity‚ his conception of religion is much more complicated than the beliefs of one or two faiths mixed together. He is a true Transcendentalist in this sense‚ having his own specific outlooks on spirituality and what it constitutes. Whitman seems to draw from the many roots of belief to form his own religion‚ putting himself as the center. When considering “Song
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Walt Whitman the poet of American inclusion Walt Whitman used his poems as a way of illustrating how he saw the perfect utopia that could be the “new world’ if only all of the diverse people that made up the American nation could come together and embrace one another. Whitman’s poems have a way of connecting people with their neighbors who may have been geographically close but where culturally‚ economically and ethnically worlds apart. In many ways Whitman is not so different from more modern
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A Comparison of Walt Whitman and William Faulkner Parting from established formalities‚ Walt Whitman and William Faulkner developed their own styles of writing‚ mixing cultural influences with contemporary ideas. Faulkner was strongly influenced by the southern culture while Whitman drew a powerful influence from transcendentalism. Each achieved great literary acclaim and success in their professional careers making it clear that their unique writing styles struck a chord with the readers
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Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson On the surface Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman may seem to be polar opposites‚ and in many regards that is true; however they bear many similarities as poets. Both Dickinson and Whitman are considered to both be poets that paved the way for what is known today as modern American poetry. One might find seemingly different accounts of the same subject matter in their poetry given their different lifestyles in the same time period . Both found that the natural world
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Analysis of Imagery "Beat! Beat! Drums!" The Civil War had a major impact on the people of America through the years of 1861 to 1865. Walt Whitman‚ a poet and Northerner of this time‚ wanted to capture the people’s reactions of the war after finding out it was not going to end as quickly as they had anticipated. Whitman illustrated how the people‚ especially Northerners‚ changed throughout this conflict; he achieved this by using countless images in his poem‚ "Beat! Beat! Drums!" The main focus
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