Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman was born on May 31, 1819 in West

Hills, New York.

Whitman is considered the poet prophet of life.

He was a part of the transition

between transcendentalism and realism.

Whitman is a revolutionary who was in favor of the

equality of man with woman; I was against slavery
and the death penalty.

He died on March 26, 1892.

Most Notable Books:

 Franklin Evans
 Life and Adventures of Jack Engle
 Manly Health and Training
 Drum-Taps
 Democratic Vistas
 Memoranda During the War
 Specimen Days

Characteristics of his works:

 He belongs to transcendentalism.
 Whitman's goal was to transcend traditional epics and reflect American
society.
 The attitude that predominates in Whitman's work is joy and euphoria.
 In Whitman's poems, the use of anaphora is constant.
 His work was very controversial in its time, particularly his poetry
collection Leaves of Grass, which was described as obscene for its overt
sexuality.
 The poem Oh, captain! My captain! it is classified as an elegy or
mourning poem, and it was written to honor Abraham Lincoln,