As I Ebb’d with the Ocean of Life Flashcards
1
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about
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- midlife crisis
- faces up that his poetry might not be doing what he wants it to be doing
2
Q
summary
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- walking along the beach, during which the narrator is look to try and create poety
- struck wht doubt, see poetry as manifstation of ego that doesnt approach the universal or fundamental self.
- sees shore as a place of wrecks and sorpses strewn on the sand, realises he will be debris one day
3
Q
analysis
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- whitman not had the idea of who he is, not understood anything.
- by wrting poetry, open to external forces, cruel nature, self doubt.
- poem reflects ruin
- ## poetry, long lasting
4
Q
Paumanok
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- traditional Native American name for long island, new york
5
Q
dirge
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- song, poem composed after someones death
