The document provides biographical information about Walt Whitman and analyzes two of his poems, "O Captain! My Captain!" and "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer". It describes Whitman's background, publications, and style of poetry. It then analyzes the language, structure, and themes of the two poems through examining literary techniques like parallel structure and free verse form.

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16. W HEN I H EARD THE L EARN ’ D A STRONOMER 5 When I heard the learn’d astronomer, When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me, When I was shown the charts and diagrams, to add, divide, and measure them, When I sitting heard the astronomer where he lectured with much applause in the lecture-room, How soon unaccountable I became tired and sick, Till rising and gliding out I wander’d off by myself, In the mystical moist night air, and from time to time, Look’d up in perfect silence at the stars.

18. W HEN I H EARD THE L EARN ’ D A STRONOMER 5 When I heard the learn’d astronomer, When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me, When I was shown the charts and diagrams, to add, divide, and measure them, When I sitting heard the astronomer where he lectured with much applause in the lecture-room, How soon unaccountable I became tired and sick, Till rising and gliding out I wander’d off by myself, In the mystical moist night air, and from time to time, Look’d up in perfect silence at the stars.

21. W HEN I H EARD THE L EARN ’ D A STRONOMER 5 When I heard the learn’d astronomer, When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me, When I was shown the charts and diagrams, to add, divide, and measure them, When I sitting heard the astronomer where he lectured with much applause in the lecture-room, How soon unaccountable I became tired and sick, Till rising and gliding out I wander’d off by myself, In the mystical moist night air, and from time to time, Look’d up in perfect silence at the stars.

22. W HEN I H EARD THE L EARN ’ D A STRONOMER 5 When I heard the learn’d astronomer , When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me , When I was shown the charts and diagrams, to add, divide, and measure them , When I sitting heard the astronomer where he lectured with much applause in the lecture-room , How soon unaccountable I became tired and sick , Till rising and gliding out I wander’d off by myself , In the mystical moist night air, and from time to time , Look’d up in perfect silence at the stars . Free Verse: No regular rhyme scheme or meter

23. W HEN I H EARD THE L EARN ’ D A STRONOMER 5 When I heard the learn’d astronomer, When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me, When I was shown the charts and diagrams, to add, divide, and measure them, When I sitting heard the astronomer where he lectured with much applause in the lecture-room, How soon unaccountable I became tired and sick, Till rising and gliding out I wander’d off by myself, In the mystical moist night air, and from time to time, Look’d up in perfect silence at the stars. Parallel Structure: The repetition of an identical grammatical or stylistic structure

24. Literary Terms Style is the unique way in which an author uses language in a story, poem, or writing. Style is defined by sentence length, diction, and the usage of figurative language and imagery. E X A M P L E Walt Whitman’s style is romantic, emotional, and limited in the usage of stanzas, titles, and rhymes.

25. Literary Terms Free verse is a form of poetry without a regular rhyme scheme or meter. Instead, it relies on alliteration, assonance, imagery, and parallel structure. E X A M P L E When I heard the learn’d astronomer, When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me, When I was shown the charts and diagrams, to add, divide, and measu When I sitting heard the astronomer where he lectured with much app

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