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Comparative Analysis of Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself” and Leo Tolstoy’s “The Death of Ivan Ilych”

nearly twenty years without complaint. Should that not account for something? As his pain intensifies, Ivan Ilych begins feeling...

Examination of Walt Whitman's 'Song of Myself'

Thomas Eakins: A Friendship of Artistic Gain). In fact, this particular painting is clearly a representation of a scene in Whitman...

Life and Poetic Art of Walt Whitman

to Whitmans own estimates, he aided over 100,000 soldiers during this period, many of whom became his devoted friends (Valiumas 70...

Differences in Silence in Poetry of the East and West

was the spirit of Zen, as he drew his imagery from the "taproots" of the earth, the presence of a moment (Hassain, 1995). The "su...

Social Inequities According to Walt Whitman, Henry David Thoreau, and Eugene O'Neill

just enough on the ball to attempt to rise to a higher level. However, the plays hero is not a particularly unique or sensitive i...

Transcendentalism of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Walt Whitman and Hinduism's Influence

occupation or condition, unworthy of being saluted in his poetry. Although he was relatively successful in terms of worldly succe...

Icon Walt Disney Examined

thinks of an icon, most people who immediately come to mind are athletes, movie stars or politicians; hardly ever is someone more ...

Democracy Benefits and Risks

well have acknowledged that mankind stands alone in his endless quest for more, a concept behind the reason society is its own opp...

Walt Whitman and the Influence of Ralph Waldo Emerson

In five pages Emerson's 'The Poet' essay is used to evaluate the writings of Walt Whitman. Two sources are cited in the bibliogra...

Structure in 'Song of Myself' by Walt Whitman

In five pages this paper discusses the untraditional structural unity that is present in the poem 'Song of Myself' by Walt Whitman...

Expression Changes in the Later Poetry of Walt Whitman

. . . perceives that it waits a little while in the door . . . that it was fittest for its days . . . that its action has...

'When Lilacs Last in Dooryard Bloom'd' by Walt Whitman

the natural surroundings, with the death of a powerful man. More often than not we, as human beings, keep memories of such powerfu...

New Yorkers Walt Whitman, Frederick Law Olmsted and the NYC Military's Contributions

in colonial America and grew impressively after the Revolution, with ship production centering on the East River (NY Maritime Cult...

'Salut au Monde!' by Walt Whitman

are structured in the form of questions, which are subsequently answered throughout the poem (Holloway 147-148). His declaration ...

'Song of Myself,' 'When I Read the Book,' and 'One's Self I Sing' by Walt Whitman

With the plain-speaking simplicity that was his trademark, Whitman constructed this poem in such a rhythmic way that it could be s...

Comparative Analysis of the Poetry of Robert Frost and Walt Whitman

and regular stress would at first strike his reader with incredulous amazement. But he was hardly prepared for the storm of abuse ...

Poetic Spiders

seems to be making a statement about independence of spirit, but an involvement with mankind. "I markd where on a little promontor...

Robert Frost, Walt Whitman, and Their Poetry of Death

transcribe concerning the inevitable. One author notes that "The central theme arouses from Whitmans pantheistic view of life, fro...

Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson

Whitman and Dickinson In both of these poems, the tone of the poem is conversational. Each poet has preserved within the rhythm o...

Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman

center of the work is that which relates to length and depth. This is the longest poem in the work and it is a poem that deeply an...

Essay Example on Walt Whitman and Changning American Society

and insights as previous nature poets and against the threat of a materialism that seems to be viewed as a destructive force capab...

Native Americans as Perceived by Walt Whitman

now" (Whitman, 2005). Clearly, this illustrates his belief that heaven and hell are right here on earth, which was a very controv...

Whitman and Hughes’ Poetry

Whitmans, just that the ones being examined do not examine that same sort of subject matter. In Whitmans The Ox-Tamer the poet s...

Song of Myself

Walt Whitmans Song of Myself is a poem that is not necessarily about any one particular thing, not possessed of one single theme o...

Perils and Promises of American Society in The Federalist and Song of Myself by Walt Whitman

accurately and appropriately described as of a "shared identity." However, that shared identity also has a level of uncertainty w...

Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, and Transcendentalism

on other writers who were to follow them. However, just as Emerson did not express his philosophy in the same way as Thoreau, foll...

Major Images in 'Song of Myself' and 'Sleepers' by Walt Whitman II

In six pages this paper contrasts and compares the images featured in these two poems by Walt Whitman. There are no other sources...

Narration in 'Song of Myself' by Walt Whitman

In six pages this paper discuses how the narrator and the speaking eye impact the poem 'Song of Myself' by Walt Whitman. There ar...

American Celebration in 'Song of Myself' by Walt Whitman

feeling his relationship with all other Americans. Uniquely American Most of Whitmans poetry illustrates what can be accu...

Comparative Analysis of Walt Whitman's Song of the Open Road and Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking

me leading wherever I choose. Out of the Cradle is a much slower-moving poem. It begins with the poet recalling a childhood ...