Question

1. You learned a lot about Whitman and Dickinson’s writing styles during this unit. Although they both broke stylistic boundaries, their styles are different. Write a paragraph in which you explain one characteristic of either poet’s style. Name the characteristic, explain how it is used in the poetry, and then describe the effect that the characteristic produces. Support your answer with examples from the poems.

Answer 1

#1) Write a paragraph in which you explain one characteristic of either poet’s style. Name the characteristic, explain how it is used in the poetry, and then describe the effect that the characteristic produces.

Answer: Both of them were poets of the nineteenth century and wrote poems that were about Nature, death, and immortality. A big difference is the structure of their poems. Walt Whitman's poems were long and complex while Emily Dickson’s were short and simply. What I like about Whitman’s writing is that it is really descriptive. This is best shown in “O captain! My Captain! By Walt Whitman. Both Whitman and Dickinson's poetry was beautiful and represented their relationship with nature by expressing it into their beautiful poetry.

I hope it helps, Regards.