Comparing Walt Whitmans I Hear America Singing And...

Whitman and Hughes (A detailed comparison of Walt Whitman’s I Hear America Singing and Langston Hughes I Too Sing America) Beginning after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the United Stated of America has yet to reach a time of unity like in years past. Why this is so is unclear, however it can clearly be seen that in the America today, unity is not a major theme in society. This was not always the case, as in 1880 Walt Whitman published a portion of his work entitled, I Hear America Singing (Hear.). Throughout this now famous text Whitman essential describes all the great factors of the American life and the American people. Whitman’s poem set a sense of unity among the American people and helped America to create an identity on the†¦show more content†¦Within the text of (Hear.) a multitude of free verses can be found. In one example in the poem Whitman will, express, â€Å"The wood-cutter s song, the ploughboy s on his way in the/ morning, or at noon intermission or at sundow n,...† (Whitman Lines 11-12). Found within this text is Whitman’s clear usage of free verse. One sign of this usage of free verse can be found in the fact that Whitman does not make his lines rhyme in any way; instead, he simply writes what he thinks and pays no attention to rhyme. In addition to this the lines also could pass as everyday normal speech, something that is a clear sign of free verse. To create a connection to Whitman, Hughes also used free verse in his poem (Too.). By using Whitman’s style of free verse Hughes was able to create a sense of connection between his poem and Whitman’s, truly driving the relation to be seen as legitimate. In one portion of Hughes text he will explain, â€Å"But I laugh,/ And eat well,/ And grow strong† (Hughes Stanza 2, Lines 1-3). In this text presented by Hughes it can clearly be seen the author s usage of free verse, as in fact the lines are similar to normal speech. The line presented hold very little rhyme, in fact, none at all; inShow MoreRelatedLangston Hughes And I Hear America Singing By Walt Whitman940 Words   |  4 Pagescontrasting or comparing literary works it is crucial that the reader analyze the authors voice to gain a better understanding of the theme they are implying. In the contrast between the poems â€Å"I, too, sing America† by Langston Hughes, and â€Å"I hear America singing† by Walt Whitman it is clear that the two poets have very different point of views regarding American patriotism. Walt Whitman’s views on America’s joy and peace in his poems are very straightforward, while Langston Hughes poem--a responseRead MoreWalt Whitman s View On The Socio Political Conditions Of Modernity1685 Words   |  7 PagesWalt Whitman’s and Langston Hughes’s view on the socio-political conditions of modernity What is a modern poem? What modern poets write in a society that is running very fast through the latest technologies? In a machinery time, modern poets write in new manner with new social subjects. They just cannot write about trees, river, cattle, and other natural resources. Their poems are now soak up with the essences of machines, and their effects on the society. Otherwise modern poetry cannot exit in today’s