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A 3 page paper which analyzes truly American elements of poetry. Some of the poets examined are Whitman and Dickinson. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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the relatively new land that is the United States, or America, influenced many poets because of its wilderness, its newness, and perhaps its position of isolation in many respects. The
following paper examines poetry, and poets, from American history. The Unique Position of American Poetry The student requesting this paper indicates how, in Whitmans Leaves of Grass, he
illustrates, "Every kind for itself and its own, for me mine male and female" (Whitman 131). In this he is essentially setting the stage for offering himself up as one
who is timeless, immortal, and accepting of all things, which brings us along on his "tour," as the student suggests. He approves of everything and gives not judgments, even upon
slaves who he embraced: "And gave him a room that enterd from my own, and gave him some coarse clean clothes" (Whitman 186). This particular poem is about having no
judgments, about living life, and entering on a journey, or a "tour" of America. It expounds on the poets observations and experiences, and offers up a very deep, complex, and
yet very real journey of life and identity that has no boundaries. Whitman later speaks of all the people he could well envision, presenting the reader with a vast
array of individuals that Whitman clearly associated himself with as perhaps an American. He states, "I am enamourd of growing out-doors/ Of men that live among cattle, or taste of
the ocean or woods" (Whitman 246-247). In this he begins his description of so many different people that become "I" or Whitman. He describes America and the diversity, strength, and
uniqueness of the individuals such as the farmers, the Native American women, and many others. Each line offers up a new individual. In truth it does not seem that Whitman
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