1. Skipper at sea2. Mother burnt as a witch3.

Runaway slave hunted by men on horseback4. Fireman crushed by a collapsing building5. Dying old general

A: Whitman’s speaker here is larger than any one person – omniscient voice of the nation or of the human condition & Whitman’s own voice

1. Free Verse2. Cadence

A: Whitman is in awe of the quiet dignity in moments of injustice and defeat

1. Whizz2. Gurgle3. Buzz

Again – emphasizes the constant bombardment

“R” sound — resembles the sounds of drums and artillery

1.

The speaker pays tribute to all of their unsung heroes, taking on their voices and perspectives2. Reiterates that we are all connected = universal brotherhood > all of these I feel or am

1. Last of the poems in this collection2.

Poet weaves some of the themes seen throughout the other 51 poems in this final verse3. We have come to the end of his epic

A: 1. To build a fresh approach to the same thing2.

To establish a more lively cadence3. To maintain the energy of the epic

Compares the cry of the hawk to the complaining human (in this case, the poet)

A: 1. The speaker claims that the poet’s voice is powerful like the hawk’s cry2. Powerful = natural and spontaneous; cannot be translated by the conventional standards of beauty

1. “I” declares his union with the soil and the nature 2. He also connects his thoughts to “you” whom he addresses as a friend (companion)3. He wants us to see that we are all connected on this earth

1. Outgoing2.

Self – taught > reading > traveling3. Hands on4. Bold5.

Free Verse6. Paid for the publication of his own work

1. Introverted2. College educated – Amherst College3.

Attention to detail4. Structured poetry5. Private poetry published pothumously

The economical use of words to convey a message or create an image

Supposed to make you feel something

1. Sounds2. Images3. Allusions and Connotations

1. The young woman2.

The mature woman3. The recluse > always dressed in white > withdrew from all but immediate family4. She falls in love with a man named Charles Wadsworth > he’s married but they had no physical relations

1. Poems disseminated only as gifts or cards2. Thomas Wentworth Higginson, editor of Atlantic Monthly, became a friend and encourager3. Published only 7 poems before she died4.

Wrote over 2000 poems

1. Family members and friends started to edit and publish her poetry2. 1955: Thomas H. Johnson attempted to faithfully publish her work3.

At age 55, she passed away > never knew that she would be recognized as one of the great poets America, and perhaps the world, produced > able to see the relationship between a drop of dew and a storm

1. The emotional scar that propelled her into seclusion2. The great secret of her poetic genius

1. Love2.

Nature3. Death