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What is the main theme of the poem "I Sit and Look Out," and what is the poet trying to tell us?

I Hear America Singing Theme

What is the tone, imagery, metaphor, simile, alliteration, hyperbole, and a prefix or suffix used in "I hear America singing?"

What does Walt Whitman mean by "I am large, I contain multitudes" and how does it relate to The Toughest Indian in the World and The Bluest Eyes?

What are some traits of Walt Whitman's poetic style?  

What did Whitman mean when he wrote “I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best”?

Interpret the poem “Had I the Choice” by Walt Whitman and discuss its use of similes, metaphors, personification, and so on.

What are the figures of speech in "O Captain! My Captain!" by Walt Whitman?

What does Whitman's quote in "Song of Myself" mean, and how does it get interpreted in Julia Alvarez's "Daughter of Invention"?

Discuss how Walt Whitman's poetry supports the ideas of democracy and freedom.

What are the tone, mood, rhythm, and conflict of "O Captain! My Captain!"?

What is the theme of Whitman's "On the Beach at Night Alone"?

What does the line "While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring" signify in Walt Whitman's "O Captain, My Captain"?

How does Whitman develop the theme in "There Was a Child Went Forth"?

What is the theme of Walt Whitman's "Miracles" and its relation to idealism and truth?

What is the effect of long repetitions in Walt Whitman's poems?

What is the message of Walt Whitman's "O Captain! My Captain!"?

Why does Walt Whitman remain a silent observer in "I Sit and Look Out"?

I Sit And Look Out Summary

Justify the title of Walt Whitman's poem "The Rain".

What rhetorical devices does Walt Whitman use in "O Me! O Life!"?

How would you describe Walt Whitman's poetic voice?

How does Whitman highlight small objects in "Song of Myself" and what significance might "a leaf of grass," the title of his life's work, hold for him and for you?

Explain the poetic devices used in Walt Whitman's "I Dream'd in a Dream".

What prosodic meter does Whitman use in "I Sit and Look Out"?

What literary devices are used in sections 6, 20, 46, 50, 51, and 52?

O Me O Life Meaning

Is Walt Whitman romanticizing or idealizing the workers in "I Hear America Singing"?

Analyze Walt Whitman's poem "A child said, What is the grass?"

What are the implications of Walt Whitman's line, "For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you"?

In the poem "I Hear America Singing," what repeated phrases and sentence patterns are there?

In "O Captain! My Captain" by Walt Whitman, what does the ship symbolize?

How does the tone of "O Captain! My Captain!" change throughout the poem?

What are some key themes in Walt Whitman's poetry?

Why Does Walt Whitman Use The Word Singing In The Title "i Hear America Singing"?

What are the literal and symbolic interpretations of Walt Whitman's "After the Sea-Ship"?

What do lines 7-16 suggest about the theme of Whitman's "Song Of Myself"? How does section 52 conclude the larger work?

How did Emerson's ideas about poetry influence Walt Whitman?

What is the summary of Walt Whitman's poem, "Gods"?

Does the tone in Walt Whitman's "There was a child went forth..." shift from beginning to end?

If Walt Whitman wrote "I Hear America Singing" today, what might he write?

How do themes in Whitman's poetry compare to those in Dickinson's?

Why is Abraham Lincoln referred to as the captain in Whitman's "O Captain! My Captain!"?

How does "O Captain! My Captain!" by Walt Whitman juxtapose grief and exaltation?

What is the theme of Walt Whitman's poem "Beat! Beat! Drums!" from book xxi Drum-Taps?

How was Walt Whitman's writing revolutionary compared to the Fireside Poets'?

How does Whitman's "Song of Myself" and "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry" engage with the Civil War?

How do "I Hear America Singing" by Walt Whitman and "America" by Allen Ginsberg differ in language, style, structure, tone, and themes?

What is the theme of Walt Whitman's poem "A Sight In Camp In The Daybreak Gray And Dim"?

What were Whitman's and Dickinson's views on death?