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红色字为我的注解 O( ∩_ ∩)O~ Walt Whitman (1819-1892) 1.简介 ? A part of the transition between Transcendentalism and Realism ? The father of free verse Free verse is a form of poetry that refrains from meter patterns, rhyme, or any other musical pattern. Although free verse requires no meter, rhyme, or other traditional poetic techniques, a poet can still utilize them to create some sense of structure. For example, Walt Whitman repeats certain phrases and uses commas to create both a rhythm and structure. ? Contribution 1. He believes the American poets would create both new forms and new subjects matter for poetry. 2. In terms of poetic form, he advocated a completely new and completely American form of expressionfree verse. 3. In terms of contents, most of his poems are about man and nature, especially common people and ordinary Americans. He wanted his poetry to be for the common people ? Features of Whitman ’s poetry 1. The use of a certain pronoun “I ” 2. Two principles A. Parallelism or a rhyme of thought B. Phonetic recurrence ( the repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of the line, in the middle or at the end) 3. The adopt of “free versepoetry without a fixed beat or regular rhyme scheme” 4. The use of colorful words and vivid images (example) ? Major works Leaves of Grass Song of Myself I hear America Singing 2. 草叶集 课文中出现的 ONE’S -SELF I SING, Among the Multitude, When I Peruse the Conquer ’d Fame, A Noiseless Patient Spider 都是出自草叶集。 Leaves of Grass : A collection of Whitman ’s poems and his lifelong achievement Whitman experimented in his works with new poetic f