When I Heard the Atronomer - Whitman Flashcards
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main concept
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- Whitman uses poetic devices other than set meter and rhyme to deliver his message in his free-verse poems
2
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to pull the poem together and deliver a powerful message, Whitman uses other poetic devices instead of rhyme and set structure
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- repetition
- alliteration, consonance
- contrast = learn’d, charts, measure - with “mystical” night air and “perfect silence”
3
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what poetic device does Whitman use in line 8 of “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer”
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- whitman uses alliteration – “mystical moist”
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what poetic device does Whitman use in line 3 of “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer”
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- Whitman uses consonance – “diagrams, add, divide”
5
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what poetic device does Whitman use throughout his poem “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer”
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- whitman uses repetition – “When I”
6
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why is it unaccountable for Whitman to become “tired and sick”
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- whitman can find no logical reason for becoming “tired and sick” due to a lecture
