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?
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