Walt Whitman

Write a note on Whitman’s poetic technique with reference to “Song of Myself’.

Write a note on Whitman’s poetic technique with reference to “Song of Myself’. Or, Show Whitman is against traditional forms and themes of poetry. Answer: Whitman’s technique in writing poetry is something of a new trend. He was a rebel not only in his subject matter and attitude to life, but also in his style,

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What note of optimism do you notice in Whitman’s “Song of Myself’? Discuss with adequate textual references.

Answer: The note of optimism which Whitman puts in his “Song of Myself” is very much related to his idea of the body, soul, and the universe. In his poem, Whitman identifies a mystical unification of all things in this universe. He envisions a universal self, which works as an underlying principle behind the diversity

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Show Whitman as a mystic poet with reference to his “Song of Myself”.

Answer: Mysticism is an experience that can be achieved by spiritual journey from the immortal human soul to the divine Spirit. It has a spiritual meaning, which is not apparent to the senses nor to the-intellect. A mystic believes in the unity of God and man, man and nature, God and the universe. To a

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Show how Whitman combines individualism with universalism.

Show how Whitman combines individualism with universalism. Or, Show how much Whitman is personal and democratic in his views in “Song of Myself”. Answer: “Song of Myself’ is not actually a song of an individual self; it is a song of the universal self, a song of democracy. Unity, equality and human dignity are the

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Whitman’s treatment of soul, self and body in the poem “Song of Myself”.

Answer: The concept of self is the most significant aspect of Whitman’s mind and art. Though it seems that soul self and body are three different identical words, but Whitman, like a mystic, tries to unite these three into oneness, which is immortal. Whitman’s self is constituted with his soul and body. And his soul

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Vigil Strange I Kept on the Field one Night

Give a brief note on When Lilacs Last at the Dooryard Bloome’d.

Give a brief note on When Lilacs Last at the Dooryard Bloome’d. Or, Critically appreciate the poem When Lilacs Last at the Dooryard Bloome’d. Answer: “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d- is an elegy on the death of Abraham Lincoln, though it never mentions the president by name. Like most elegies, it develops from

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