by Walt Whitman describes the champion ship of a naval war. ... The message Whitman brings about in the elegy is his grievance for the death of Lincoln. Whitman was known to have liked the President of the time especially greatly. The tone of Whitman's poem is despondent. ...
Whitman's Secret Mentor Walt Whitman was a man who slowly developed his personality throughout the course of his life. ... Many people feel that there are no similarities between Abraham Lincoln and Walt Whitman. ... It wasn't that Walt lived a sheltered life prior to becoming a wound dresser during the war, it's just that watching young men die day after day has a way of changing a man. ... (Whitman 75). ... Even though, Walt Whitman and President Lincoln did not have a personal relationship, Whitman loved the president with all of his heart. ...
Walt Whitman was familiar with both old and contemporary elegies and was well-acquainted with the history of the tradition. ... The death of Abraham Lincoln was of particular importance to Whitman. ... In order to study Whitman's view of death, the first thing is to analyze his great elegy "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd" , which is both in theme, a tour de force of Whitman's. ... Facing the death, Whitman's attitude is neither fear nor pessimism. ... In Whitman's poems such symbolism is frequently employed. ...
This line expresses Walt Whitman's philosophy on life and is an almost perfect description of the poet. ... Walt Whitman gives much insight into himself and others in his poetry, and gives his readers a great deal to think about. ... For five years Walt Whitman followed in his father's footsteps, and began building houses and investing in real estate. ... It is also important to note that the poetry of Walt Whitman was unlike any of his contemporaries. ... This poem seems to embody every aspect of Walt Whitman and possibly every aspect of each person in the world. ...
Walt Whitman (1819-1892) - American poet, whose work boldly asserts the worth of the individual and the oneness of all humanity. Whitman's defiant break with traditional poetic concerns and style exerted a major influence on American thought and literature. ...
There have been thousands of writers in America but only a choice few were gifted enough to have been immortalized over time. Carl Sandburg was one of those writers. He not only wrote hundreds of poems and stories, but he also won many awards and helped spark a style of writing in the 20th century...
