Hear America Singing, Walt Whitman is able to capture the industrial spirit of the times. In the poem, Whitman is able to demonstrate how each profession and industry described contributes to a grander purpose without diminishing the importance of each individual. Furthermore, Whitman uses the motif of songs to unify work life and nightlife. In "I Hear America Sing," Whitman demonstrates how a common goal drives people to help

It permeates all, the Past as well as the Present, and it is the grandest triumph of the human intellect." (Walt Whitman, 1166) In the poem under discussion, we notice how ordinary the language in its meaning. Its simplicity is what makes it comparable to a blue song. The wood-cutter's song, the ploughboy's on his way in the morning, or at noon intermission or at sundown, The delicious singing of the mother,

Walt Whitman's Ethos America The poetry and thoughts of Walt Whitman are compelled by a great need to bring together the conception of a soul that is disembodied with its own veneration for human physicality. Whitman considers that an abyss or gap has been formed between these two aspects and is determined to bring them together. In essence, he is of the belief that the metaphysical aspect of humans is completely

In "Song of Myself," the longest and most complex of the three poems from Leaves of Grass, Whitman celebrates not only the self, but also the self with, and among others. This poem has 52 separate sections, each of them uniquely rich in imagery; theme; setting; sensory impressions, and sensuality. Section 1 of the poem, for example, freely celebrates Whitman's "Self": his essence, health, body, individuality, and joy of living,

New America Walt Whitman's Vision Whitman's favorite subject was most likely America, as well as the various concepts he believed that it embodied. He was radical in the sense that he used prose that was an example of free verse that had didn't fit in any pre-made template. I his poem "I Hear America Singing" he portrayed his transcendent beliefs about the people and work[footnoteRef:1]. [1: (Whitman, N.d.)] I hear America singing, the

What is an American?What is an American? Dictionary.com tells that one of the definitions of American is �a citizen of the United States of America��and for most people who hear the word �American� that is what is going to come to mind. However, historically speaking, America was a nation of immigrants and indigenous peoples coming together (not always peacefully, either) to share a common space. Yet, ultimately, perspectives can lead