Repetition - The repetition of “the” in the final seven lines help create rhythm much in the same way the repetition of worker actions establishes a work rhythm.Note that all the jobs described by Whitman require physical effort. Metaphor - the sounds and actions of laborers working is compared to music.What better way to celebrate individuals and the physical body than connecting it with the physical manifestation of God himself. It is most often associated with holy songs about Christmas. Word Choice - “Carols” in line 1 is a connotatively charged word.Whitman is celebrating the greatness of America by celebrating the greatness of its individuals. Each line of the poem is an example of synecdoche (a special type of metaphor where the parts equal the whole or the whole equals the parts). “America” in line 1 represents individual Americans, more specifically, workers. Synecdoche - Of all the “I Hear America Singing” literary terms, none makes its mark more strongly than synecdoche.He does use repetition, hwoever, to create rhythm. Rhythm and Meter- There is no metrical pattern.Rhyme Scheme - There is no rhyme scheme.Now that we’ve quickly analyzed Walt Whitman, we can begin our literary analysis of Walt Whitman’s poems with an analysis of “I Hear America Singing.” Literary terms used in this peom include rhythm, synecdoche, metaphor, repetition, and imagery. Singing, with open mouths, their strong melodious songs.The day what belongs to the day-At night, the party of young fellows, robust, friendly,.The delicious singing of the mother-or of the young wife at work-or of the girl sewing or washing-Each singing what belongs to her, and to none else.
The wood-cutter’s song-the ploughboy’s, on his way in the morning, or at the noon intermission, or at sundown.
The shoemaker singing as he sits on his bench-the hatter singing as he stands.The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat-the deckhand singing on the steamboat deck.The mason singing his, as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work.The carpenter singing his, as he measures his plank or beam,.Those of mechanics-each one singing his, as it should be, blithe and strong.I HEAR America singing, the varied carols I hear.Whitman celebrated the body and felt that the body was a gateway to the soul.The British Romantics celebrated the individual, for example, and they too wrote in a style which was a break from traditional forms as well. Whitman wrote about ordinary people, which isn’t altogether a break from European poets.Because the attitude toward individual liberty in America was a break from European attitudes, he felt his poetry needed to break from European models as well. Whitman celebrates the freedom of the individual and a celebration of freedom enjoyed in the United States. The form of Whitman’s poetry matches the content.Rhythm is often created through the use of other poetic devices, including repetition, alliteration, and other sound devices.
#I hear america singing free
Free verse is poetry without regular patterns of rhyme, rhythm or meter.
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