Walt Whitman
Walt WhitmanI Hear America singingBrian Page
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/walt-whitmanEarly Life
Walt Whitman was born in 1819.As a kid when he was growing up he
wrote his own news paperHe attended public school for a little
while.
Then after he wrote America singing before the civil war started
because there would be conflict.
When he was 17 he became a teacher in Rhode Island
In March 26, 1892 Whitman passed away in Camden
The poemI hear America singing, the varied carols I hear,Those
of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe and
strong,The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or
beam,The mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leaves
off work,The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat, the
deckhand singing on the steamboat deck,The shoemaker singing as he
sits on his bench, the hatter singing as he stands,The wood-cutters
song, the ploughboys on his way in the morning, or at noon
intermission or at sundown,The delicious singing of the mother, or
of the young wife at work, or of the girl sewing or washing,Each
singing what belongs to him or her and to none else,The day what
belongs to the dayat night the party of young fellows, robust,
friendly,Singing with open mouths their strong melodious
songsPoetic device 1Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it
should be blithe and strong. This sentence foreshadowing because
when the poem was wrote, it was before the civil war and after it
the industrial era began showing that America was a strong
nation.
Poetic devices 2The delicious singing of the mother, or of the
young wife at work, or of the girl sewing or washing,This sentence
shows that the whole country is into patriotism because the kids
are even hard at work.
Poetic device 3The day what belongs to the dayat night the party
of young fellows, robust, friendly,This shows that Everybody works
in the day and party at night as a reward from working and building
things all day.
Theme The theme is that every day ever American is a hard worker
no matter what the situation is.
Workcitedhttp://www.ithaca.edu/depts/i/We_Can_Do_It_Rosie_The_Riveter/52349_photo.jpghttp://yourdailygerman.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/end-of-work.jpghttp://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Patriotism.jpghttp://fanart.tv/fanart/tv/262447/hdclearart/the-men-who-built-america-50c4beb51aa63.png
"I Hear America Singing." Poetry for Students. Ed. Marie Rose
Napierkowski and Mary Ruby. Vol. 3. Detroit: Gale, 1998. 151-165.
Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 29 May 2014
