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This essay defines "American" poetry by comparing Walt Whitman's "Song of the Open Road" to William Wordsworth's "Tintern Abbey." The paper discusses what makes Whitman's poem uniquely American, and how it differs in style, composition and tone from Wordsworth's work. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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of America. These two men were pretty much contemporaries (both lived during many changes in the late 18th and early 19th centuries), but their attitudes and words were shaped by
the countries in which they lived. Whitman, the American, penned works that reflected the bold American spirit of exploration; whereas Wordsworth preferred the English restraint in his works. Although both
wrote about nature and their love of it, the way they present the great outdoors in their works is quite different. The purpose of this paper is to compare two
well-known poems, Walt Whitmans "Song of the Open Road" and William Wordsworths "Tintern Abbey" to help determine what, exactly, makes a poem an "American" poem. While Wordsworths poem is lyrical
and soothing in nature, Whitmans work focuses on movement, excitement, danger and the possibilities of new lifetimes to be considered. Walt Whitman,
throughout his life, had been considered the "quintessential" American poet, because of his descriptive verses and his sweeping language to describe the vastness of the American frontier. He was an
unabashed patriot, and his poems consistently celebrated everything that was right about America. His "Song of the Open Road" is no exception to his standard style of freedom and openness.
For example, in verse six, Whitman is ". . . Done with indoor complaints, libraries, querulous criticisms/strong and content I travel the open road" (Whitman). "Song of the Open Road"
basically deals about escape - and during the 19th century, as cities became overcrowded, the air became dirtier from the fast-growing industrial factories and crime became rampant, many American citizens
considered escape to the freedom of the West as an option. "Song of the Open Road" hit a chord with many a
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