1、单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,I Hear America Singing,Walt Whitman,1,American poet,essayist,journalist,and humanist,The father of free verse,Main article:Leaves of Grass,Americas first poet of democracy,(,181951892,),2,Whitman wrote in the preface to the,1855 edition of Leaves of Grass,
2、The proof of a poet is that his country,absorbs him as affectionately as he has,absorbed it.,Leaves of Grass,3,A fluid form which conforms to no set rules of traditional versification.The,free,in free verse refers to the freedom from fixed patterns of meter and rhyme,but writers of free verse employ
3、 familiar poetic devices such as assonance,alliteration,imagery,caesura,figures of speech,etc.,and their rhythmic effects are dependent on the syllabic cadences emerging from the text.The term is often uesd in its French language form,vers libre,.,Free verse(自由体诗),4,My,reflection,each person is impo
4、rtant to socisity.,each person is needed for the various trades,that make the country run smoothly.,uplifting and positive.,each person is unique,but united.,freedom,5,I Hear America Singing,Walt Whitman,6,Main idea,It presents the picture of the Americans who from all occupations are singing for th
5、eir work,Tone,Cheerful,happy,optimistic,Language,Simple and even rather crude;,Have a tendency to oral English,Appreciation,7,Appreciation,Diction,Nouns:mechanics,mason,work,deckhand,shoemaker,hatter,woodcutter,ploughboy,and mother.,Verbs:measure,make,singing,sit,stand,sewing,washing,Phrases,blithe
6、and strong delicious singing,and,strong,melodious songs,8,The image,People:happy,strong,proud,confident,hard-working,Country:peaceful,productive,promising,Appreciation,9,Appreciation,Whitmans attitude is uplifting and positive,.,Whitman praises the work values and ethics of the American people,10,Fr
7、om urban to rural,from sea to land,creative labor exists everywhere,which is the core of American dream.,The poem consists of Whitemans all concepts of modern people and life:singing for the flourishing and democratic America,showing the dignity and greatness of the workers,full of optimistic attitu
8、des to life and the world,.,theme,11,My reflection,the poet envisions a country of people working for the greater good of mankind.,the pure sensuousness,the direct physicality of these words and images both shocked and liberated his audiences.,Whitman gave many otherwise overlooked people,genders and groups not only a melody,but he gave America its own,unique song in the world.,12,