Transcendentalist Theory in Whitman's "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer"
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Table of Contents
- Introductio
- The patterns of stressed syllables in both halves of the poem
- Using the diction of the poem to develop the theme for the reader
- Whitman's uses of few rhymes
- The poetic elements helping to establish the poem's tone
- Conclusion
Abstract
Walt whitman, a well-known transcendentalist, believed that humans and nature share an intimate relationship. His poem "when I heard the learn'd astronomer" illustrates this communion with the natural world. It contrasts this view with the scientific view of nature that distances humans from the natural world. In this poem, the transcendentalist's view of the stars is held by the poem's persona, and the strictly scientific view is held by the astronomer. The astronomer spends all of his time with scientific calculations and misses the true beauty of the stars. Only when the persona tires of the astronomer's lecture and goes outside to look at the stars does he learn anything about them. whitman's "when I heard the learn'd astronomer" illustrates how form and poetic devices can assist in establishing a poem's theme.
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