Whitman grass leaf

Whitman is one of the most outstanding poets in American literary history. His poetry is famous for its free, passionate and personalized style, and is known as the "God of American Poetry". His masterpiece Leaves of Grass is known as the "Encyclopedia of Free Poetry", which contains all his poems and is one of the most important works in his life.

In Whitman's poems, he not only expressed his love and exploration of life, nature and humanity, but also made a profound observation and criticism of American society and people. He described a free, equal and democratic America in his own unique way, and also reflected various social problems and contradictions at that time.

Operation steps of grass leaf group

If you want to know about Whitman's poems, you can read Leaves of Grass according to the following steps:

Step 1: Select Version

There are many versions of Leaves of Grass, among which the earliest version is the first edition of Leaves of Grass published in 1855. Later, Whitman constantly revised and expanded, and finally formed the final version of Leaves of Grass at 1892. Different versions of poetry are different in content and order, so readers can choose different versions according to their own needs.

Step 2: Know the author.

Whitman's poems are closely related to his life experience. By understanding his life and thoughts, we can better understand his poems. Whitman was born in 18 19. He comes from an ordinary worker's family. He once worked in a newspaper and worked as a doctor's assistant. His poetic style is influenced by English literature and philosophy, and also inspired by American democracy and freedom.

Step 3: read poetry.

Reading Leaves of Grass requires patience and concentration, because the poetry in it has a unique style, which is different from the traditional poetry form, and some poems even have no obvious rhythm and rhythm. Readers can feel the author's freedom, passion and personality, and at the same time, they can find the profound thoughts and social criticism contained in it.

final result

Whitman's Leaves of Grass is a collection of poems full of freedom and passion. It is not only Whitman's personal artistic creation, but also an important part of American literature and culture. By reading Leaves of Grass, we can better understand Whitman's thoughts and poetic style, and also feel the American spirit of freedom, equality and democracy.