Walt Whitman - Free Verse Poetry Flashcards

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free verse poetry

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  • used by walt whitman
  • undefined stanzas; more difficult to write because of its irregularity
  • irregular rhyme schemes
  • irregular meter
  • poems dependent on poetic elements other than set rhyme and meter, such as repetition, sound devices, and imagery
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when writing in free verse, the poet is much more dependent on

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repetition, sound devices, and imagery

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walt whitman’s free verse poetry did not use the traditional poetic convention of

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fixed meter and rhythm

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which is not an element of free verse poetry

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  • very clear meter

- clear rhyme scheme

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because walt whitman’s free verse poetry did not follow the conventional rules of poetry, ti was

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harder to write than traditional poetry

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