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Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman. Justin F ellenbaum. Biography . Walt Whitman was born on May 31, 1819 in West H ills N ew Y ork. When he was 11 he started working at a printing press. Once he turned 17 he got a job as a teacher in a small school house. In the year 1841 he started a career of journalism.

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Walt Whitman

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  1. Walt Whitman Justin Fellenbaum

  2. Biography • Walt Whitman was born on May 31, 1819 in West Hills New York. • When he was 11 he started working at a printing press. • Once he turned 17 he got a job as a teacher in a small school house. • In the year 1841 he started a career of journalism.

  3. In 1885 he began to write poetry. • He published 12 poems

  4. I hear America singing I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear, Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it whould 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 woodcutter's song, the ploughboy's 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 day--at night the party of young fellows, robust, friendly, Singing with open mouths their strong melodious songs.

  5. Rhyme scheme- There is no rhyme scheme. • There is no metrical pattern. • The theme is talking about all the individuals that makes America great. • Metaphor- The sound of people working is compared to music.

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