Whitman

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In my opinion the poet which best exemplifies modernism is Walt Whitman. Walt Whitman's stylistic preference is not exactly mine, but it is definitely a good example of "modern poetry." He has broken down many walls of traditional poetry, using the style of long, free verse prose. In which he praises everything.

It is impossible to talk about modern poetry without making any references to traditional poetry. It is not enough to say that Walt Whitman is a pioneer in modern poetry. We must explain what walls he and other poets

have broken. When I speak of traditional poetry one name always comes to mind, that name is William Shakespeare. When I study Shakespeare's work, especially his sonnets I see exactly what traditional poetry is. It is exact and precise in it's rhyme scheme, meter, and length. All of Shakespeare's son


Whitman lovers regard this poem as one of the best. It is also one of his most anthologized pieces. The reason for this is probably because it is a perfect example of modern poetry. It is a poem that spans over one thousand three hundred forty five lines of free-verse prose. In the poem Whitman addresses many topics and confronts them with the same attitude, "everything is all good." He speaks of life, death, religion, sex and himself. I personally don't understand how Walt Whitman found good in all things without finding anything bad. In my view of life, I can't find one without the other.



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