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A 4 page essay/research paper that offers background on Whitman's life and then a brief explication of two poems in which Whitman expressed his grief over Lincoln's death. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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is also necessary to apply this artistic advantage to whatsoever may come within the experience of the poet (Valiunas 1) For Walt Whitman, this was the turmoil of mid-nineteenth century
America and the greatness of Abraham Lincoln. The American Civil War was an incredibly torturous time in the history of the United States. During this time, Whitman became a deep
admirer of Abraham Lincoln. Fellow poet and biographer Daniel Epstein records that Whitman, while working in Washington hospitals, watched Lincoln being driven to and from his summer residence and
that Whitman wrote that he and the president "always exchange bows" (Hart 47). Whitman sensed a connection with Lincoln as they both reacted deeply to the suffering of the war.
Examination of two of Whitmans most famous poems, "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloomd" and in "O Captain, My Captain!," demonstrates how these works were cathartic for Whitman
and helped him work through the shock and grief he experienced at the news of Lincolns death. Whitman was born on May 31, 1819, the second son of Walter
Whitman, a builder, and Louisa Van Velsor (AAP). One of nine children, his family lived in Brooklyn and Long Island during the 1820s and 30s, and at the age of
12, Whitman was indoctrinated in the printers trade (AAP). It was at this time that he fell in love with words, and began to read voraciously (AAP). At 17, he
began his career as a teacher and taught until 1842, when he turned to journalism as a full-time career (AAP). During the 1840s, he continued to work on is own
unique style of poetry, but did not take out a copyright on his work until 1855, when the first edition of Leaves of Grass was published (AAP). During the
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