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Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman. By: David Lee. Biography.

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Walt Whitman

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  1. Walt Whitman By: David Lee

  2. Biography • Whitman was born on May 31, 1819 in West Hills, New York. Walt Whitman made various works that people of all class enjoyed. He worked as a journalist and for the newspaper for quite sometime in his lifetime. A sunstroke in 1885 and another paralytic stroke made Walt Whitman increasingly dependent on others. He died of complications from a stroke on March 26, 1892.

  3. Critic’s Notes • Critics have very conflicting views on Whitman’s work. While some idolize him, others demonize him. There are views that are just based on his sexuality and how it affects his poetry. Whitman’s perspective on just about anything will cause a rift between the critics leaving no common ground or grey area.

  4. Poems • A NOISELESS, PATIENT SPIDER • by: Walt Whitman (1819-1892) • NOISELESS, patient spider, • I mark'd, where, on a little promontory, it stood, isolated; • Mark'd how, to explore the vacant, vast surrounding, • It launch'd forth filament, filament, filament, out of itself; • Ever unreeling them--ever tirelessly speeding them. • And you, O my Soul, where you stand, • Surrounded, surrounded, in measureless oceans of space, • Ceaselessly musing, venturing, throwing,--seeking the spheres, to connect them; • Till the bridge you will need, be form'd--till the ductile anchor hold; • Till the gossamer thread you fling, catch somewhere, O my Soul

  5. Poem • The poem listed in the last slide is a free verse. The rhyme scheme is not present due to the fact that it is a free verse. He uses personification. He invokes a feeling of loneliness and standstill time. Uses a great deal of imagery.

  6. representation Of the poem • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7ui3PDC5to

  7. Bibliography • http://www.poetry-archive.com/w/a_noiseless_patient_spider.html • http://classiclit.about.com/cs/profileswriters/p/aa_wwhitmanbio.htm • http://www.enotes.com/walt-whitman-criticism/whitman-walt

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