Whitman's "Leaves of Grass" Whitman's masterpiece is certainly "Leaves of Grass", an anthology of poems he first published in 1855 and kept revising till his death. The title is the first element showing how grass is a fundamental symbol in Whitman's poetry: 'leaves' refers both to leaves of plants and leaves of paper, thus, to each of his own poems, which sprout forming a whole, green and luxuriant. ... "A child said What is the grass?... Catalogue technique and Whitman's relationship with the reader In the poem's first line a...

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In 1855, twelve of his works were published in a collection entitled "Leaves of Grass", which stands today as one of America's most popular literary works. ... "Leaves of Grass" had a wide range of subject material, and therefore it incorporated many different themes. ... A firm devotion to democracy had much to do with the poems in "Leaves of Grass", because Whitman, especially after the Civil War, was becoming more and more disappointed and aggravated with the rapid civil decay taking place in an increasingly industrializing society. ... "Leaves of Grass" over went several revisions a...

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But one of these poets emerges from this group of people; an influential poet of the 19th century was Walt Whitman, author of the famous poems, "Leaves of Grass," and "O Captain, My Captain.... Upon publishing Leaves of Grass, Whitman was subsequently fired from his job with the Department of the Interior. Simultaneously, after writing Leaves of Green Grass and publishing it, this had been an obstacle for Whitman. ...

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He presents her with gifts such as a snake without teeth with its sting removed and, "leaves of oak dipped in honeydew.... He is using nature for his own purposes by cutting down the grass to spite Juliana, which is different to simply cutting down the grass to help it grow as seen in the beginning of the collection. ...

• Word Count: 1808
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