In Walt Whitman’s “By the Bivouac’s Fitful Flame” we see the poem being narrated from the perspective of a soldier in war who is settled on the floor as a procession winds around him. This soldier has experienced horrifying events from the battles and has lost many things because of it; nevertheless he continues the fight and soothes himself with thoughts of his loved. Whitman uses the word procession three different times in this poem and they all refer to the same type of procession because of the homogeneous terms he uses to describe each, because of the events he describes around him and his reference to the procession as thoughts. They all refer to the same procession because of the almost identical terms he uses to describe each.
“The Artilleryman’s Vision” is about a soldier who has flashbacks of tragic events from a past battle. In this poem, Whitman
He portrays this message by giving descriptions of different kinds of people and their occupations. An example of this is the line, “I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear, / Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong” (Whitman 1-2). The “carols” mentioned in the quote represent the occupations and the mechanic described is an example of one of the many types of workers in America. This poem is different than “America” by Claude McKay because rather than presenting both the positives and negatives of America, Whitman only discusses the positives. Whitman’s writing differs from McKay’s because Whitman only shows one side of the topic.
Now in the extraordinary poem “The Artilleryman’s Vision” Walt Whitman gives vivid first point of view descriptions as how the soldiers described the battlefield. The tone of this poem is a very astringent tone as the soldier describes how the battlefields is full of horrific scenes such as the “suffocating white smoke
In whitman’s poem, he stated that the people of America from shipyard to young women in their homes working, is what makes up most of America, because without them we would not have no help nor resources. Everyone comes together and speaks their voice of opinions to make America successful. All of the authors seem to be aggravated with the success of the workers. The workers were suffering in all of the poems. They tried to sing as loud as they could so they can get their word out and transform this world.
He than focuses his writing on each man’s face and close enough to see the flags flying “gaily in the wind”. Whitman is describing two pictures in these seven lines of poetry. The first picture he draws through the poem is the Calvary unit winding or exploring its way down the river. In the second picture, he is painting a picture of the men coming out from the river. This to me shows how he shows each solider as his own individual instead of just saying the whole entire Calvary.
In the two poems the reader can see many examples of figurative language. In the poem, “I Hear America Singing,” Whitman
Whitman’s speaker is a passive listener of the songs of America; instead of creating his own unique song, he simply writes the ones he hears. There is no information about the speaker himself, making the speaker seem distant from the rest of the people; he merely observes the people around him instead of actively participating in society. Additionally, while the speaker claims to hear “varied carols,” he actually gives a limited view of America from his perspective as a white man. The only songs he hears and writes are the songs from mainly blue-collar workers, such as the mechanic, carpenter, and plough-boy. He states he sees “robust, friendly” men singing together “with open mouths their strong melodious songs” and paints his view of America: an idyllic society where everyone works together.
Words such as "blithe" (2), "strong" (2), and "delicious" (8), foster Whitman's initial reasoning behind writing this poem. He wanted readers to read this poem and feel good about being an American. Reaching further into the text, I began to question why Whitman chose the jobs he did. For example, he didn't exemplify the widely known occupations such as a policeman, medical professional, lawyer, or professional athlete. Instead, he chose to use "carpenter" (3), "boatman" (5), and a "shoemaker" (6).
Whitman shows the atrocities that occur in a country during a war in several of his poems. In The Inauguration Ball by Walt Whitman, he states “the amputation, the blue face, the groan, the glassy eyes of the dying… the odor of wounds and blood… passing away untended there,” (line 6-8). Soldiers laid in the white house dying not long before this poem was written. These american were willing to sacrifice their lives for the protection of their
The rhythms of nature The poem “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” by Walt Whitman was set on an evening ferry ride from Manhattan to Brooklyn in the 1860, and during that period, the only transportation is boat. Many businessmen in expensive clothes, women, and workers was rushing for returning home after a long day work. Throughout this poetry, the author expressed the feeling that many people in general was experiencing the same just like others and kept repeating what had been done for the day. He said in the first section, “Flood- tide below me!
One way that Whitman conveys his poetry is through the eyes of the everyday man. In this period of American history, the civil war was ongoing, and his poetry did not shy away from the everyday
"Hush-D Be the Camps by To-Day" has many signs of alliteration throughout the short poem. Whitman has three main pieces of alliteration that all relate in terms of mourning. All of these pieces also differ in some aspects of their meaning in the poem. The three pieces from the poem are war-worn weapons (2), ceaseless clouds (7), and heavy hearts (12). All three of the phrases go in order an adjective then a noun.
To begin with, Whitman throughout the poem shows a lot about what he believes and what he's opposed to as the states that he is both the body and the soul. By providing the lines he provides, it reflects his individualism as well as gives ideas about the topic of his poem as the title says it clear that it is about himself. Whithmand in the poem relates to the Romantic era as he mentions nature a lot making it obvious of his love for it. Romanticism era shown by Whitman is expressed in the poem as he says ïn the beginning, second stanza ¨I loafe and invite my soul, I learn and loafe at my ease observing a spear of summer
In this grand poem, Whitman glorifies the unity of all people and life. He embraces the geographical diversity as well as the diversity of culture, work, as well as sexuality or beliefs. Whitman’s influence sets American dreams of freedom, independence, and self-fulfillment, and changes them for larger spiritual meaning. Whitman appreciates hard work as well as being simple and non-egotistical. His major ideas are things such as soul, good health, as well as the love of nature.
