I Hear America Singing

From this poem one can feel the compassion that Whitman has for the common American workingman. He has much respect for him and believes that he is what makes up America and what causes America to keep on moving. He portrays the workers to all be singing to emphasize that they are proud of the work that they do. Whitman and Sandburg both enjoy going through and naming each of the workers separately in order to display the vast number of people who fall into the working class. In the poem above you can see how Whitman talks about how the different workers enjoy their jobs and are happy with the talents that they have in their specialized positions. The last line of part 1 demonstrates how the workers leave their work and are able to relax and enjoy their lives at night when the work day is over. The second part of I hear American Singing is Whitman sending an invitation to all of those who are

In every line of “I Hear America Singing”, the word “singing” appears to help emphasize and describe the melody of the working American citizens, yet there is no song in particular. Perhaps they are singing the National Anthem? America’s people doing American jobs all united by an unidentified melody that shrouds them all. It would seem a bit peculiar for

In “I Hear America Singing,” Walt Whitman’s message of the American identity is that it is diverse and proud. The fact the American identity is diverse is proven best in the first line, which states, “I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear.” In this line, the word “varied” proves that it is diverse because if something is varied it has a variety of things amassing it. The American identity being proud is proven by the line, “Each singing what belongs to him or her and to none else.” This line proves that the American identity is proud because it is saying that we celebrate what only we have. This celebration evinces that we are proud of what we gain by working.

The poem is written in free verse, offers no type of rhyme scheme, and in one long stanza. This contributes to

Our historical past has put an effect on all of us.immigrants,whites and blacks.being put in the back of a bus seperated from outher races and kicked out restaurants.It has put different perspectives on some people.walt witman was and white man that wrote an poem about how he saw america in his eyes “I Hear America Singing”.langston hueghs has also writen a poem about how he seen america in his eyes “Let America Be America Again”. Their poems were written with a different perspective on America.

In “I Hear America Singing” Whitman uses metaphors to explain the work that the workers did in America. Whitman uses metaphors in the entire poem. The uses of metaphors give the reader an allusion that would not normal are used. Metaphors

The idea of an equal America exists no more. Regardless of the fact that there is a plethora of varying perspectives dividing the country into two, there are words and phrases that are generally accepted in viewing our country from the rest of the world. First, the American Dream is regularly associated with equal opportunity, prosperity, and liberty. Walt Whitman, as well as many others, have written about this desired America for the socially accepted American. He is often referred to as “America’s Poet,” who amplifies the elegant qualities of America that we believe to be true. It is obvious that Whitman portrays America as an alive and colorful place full of chance and flourishment throughout his work. “I Hear America Singing” is a prime example of an America that is only seen from the surface, where Whitman clearly indicates that the United States is a country where all its citizens are able to achieve equality and liberty. Contradictory, Sharon Olds poem, “On the Subway,” proves the lack of individual liberty, which deteriorates the growth of the country, ultimately opposing the America, where personal freedom is the foundation. Olds’ poem pokes holes in the surface that shows the controversial interior that truly makes up America that Whitman painted beforehand. Olds and Whitman also illustrate varying insight regarding personal liberty and its importance in two opposing poems; one who proclaims it as easily attainable and necessary to the country and the other who

In the poems "I, Too, Sing America" by Langston Hughes, and "I Hear America Singing" deriving from Walt Whitman's collection of "Leaves of Grass", both have idealistic views. In Whitman's piece of writing, it talks about how America is exceptional. Also, how wonderful all of the laborers in America are. They all sing and love their jobs, and when needed, come together to form the whole society of America. But he can see that one day, he will no longer have to hide. Rather, his owner and his guests will see how strong and beautiful he truly is. Clearly, in both of the poems, the authors see the idealism in America.

Set in America, the poem follows a man, potentially Walt Whitman, as he celebrates the pride found in an American citizen. Several careers are described throughout the poem in an effort to accentuate the amount of effort Americans put into their labor each day. Aside from no apparent significance to the structure and syntax of the poem, the author’s profound diction, such as blithe, melodious, delicious, and robust, emphasizes the honor the author feels towards Americans and their efforts. Whitman’s use of figurative language in his poem, “I Hear America Singing”, can be found through the individuals who are “singing”. Although the singing stated within the poem may be literal, it also demonstrates the passion and pride that the workers held

Whitman wrote broad stanzas and focused on the whole of America as his inspiration. His lines covered a wide range of topics and generated multiple points of view for the reader. He called his life’s work “Leaves of Grass”; stressing the

Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself" is a vision of the American spirit, a vision of Whitman himself. It is his cry for democracy, giving each of us a voice through his poetry. Each of us has a voice and desires, and this is Whitman's representation of our voices, the voice of America. America, the great melting pot, was founded for freedom and democracy, and this poem is his way of re-instilling these lost American ideals. In this passage from "Song of Myself" Whitman speaks through his fellow man and speaks for his fellow man when his voice is not socially acceptable to be heard.

In this poem Whitman identifies America and the people that make up the country. By doing this Whitman perceives the world around him and pinpoints man which fits into individualism. One of Whitman's romantic ideas in "I Hear America Singing" is his belief that America is made up of individuals. By making such a connection, Whitman shows that he believes that American is represented through the working individuals by them each doing their respective jobs Few would argue that Whitman is depicting the honest challenges of working individuals, but within his composition, Whitman conveys an ideal thought or hope of what he aspires for America to be or to be represented as. One can see where Romanticism is used into his depiction of

While “I Hear America Singing” champions the work of the people, the words of “I, Too, Sing America” are lined with a deep sense of pride in individual identity. Whitman’s poem includes a number of vocalists with varying professions, such as a carpenter, a hatter, and even a young wife. The words of the piece show that these laborers complete each day’s tasks with pride and singing. Their jubilee is even described as continuing into the night with “strong melodious songs” after the work was done (Whitman 11). They rejoice in their work because their positions represent much more than jobs, but have, in fact, become the people’s resounding contributions to the great machine that is the United States. It is what they are able to offer their country to keep it moving ever forward. Similarly, the narrator in Hughes’s work takes pride in his identity, but in a much different way. It is uncertain whether he is living in a period of widespread slavery or afterwards, but his words clearly convey an environment of inequality. He is, for instance, ordered to “eat in the kitchen” when company comes (Hughes 3). However, the narrator boasts both in what he is and what he will be; he has faith that in the future, he will not be huddled away from the others, but sitting at the table, a citizen. He will be his own man, and the

Walt Whitman was and to this day an influencer of writings and writers, escpecially in his 1966 work, (Singing). Langston Hughes uses this poem to build upon and create (Sing). The structure theme and word choice of this poem being simular builds the simularity. Both writers use descriptive language such as, "strong"(Whitman. 3)(Hughes. 7) as a discription of Americans and their actions and to portay the singing American. After Whitman builds upon this idea of all Americans raising their voice, and includes African Americans in this description of Americans. He uses Whitmans idea of Americans being the epic of America, and places the group to which he belongs to, in this definition, unarguably making them a part of the party that is singing America. Hughes builds upon the work of Whitman and the ideas that the actions of Americans is a song that will is sung by everyone, along with in response to the feelings of individuality of Americans, and the resilliance of the American and the spirit they hold. Langston Hughes cited Walt Whitman as one of his greatest influences, and using the same language to build upon his work strengthen his arguments and points.