Walt Whitman: Poems
Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
What figures of speech are used? How do they contribute to the tone and meaning of the poem?
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What figures of speech are used? How do they contribute to the tone and meaning of the poem?
Repetition:
"Loud! loud! loud!" and "Blow! blow! blow!"
Descriptive language (grass)
"The beautiful uncut hair of graves"
"the handkerchief of the Lord"
Leaves of Grass