Walt Whitman's transcendentalism
In what ways does Walt Whitman convey a transcendentalist point of view. You should specifically reference the poem we read in class today. This assignment is non-duplicative. Make sure you read all responses before submitting yours. Any duplicating answers will not receive credit. Be creative with your answers, and review the main points of transcendentalism, by clicking on the transcendentalism posts on the side.
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posted by English11Scholarzone at 4/04/2006 01:18:00 PM
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Walt Whitman conveys a transcendetalist point of view in his poem because he talks about how everything connects. Humans connect to nature. Nature connects to animals. Also, humans connects to animals. He also makes a lot of references to nature and spirituality.
2:26 PM
Walt whitman conveys transcendantalist point of views by comparing his life to nature and by saying how everyone isn't better than anyone and how he describes things to make it a visual picture
2:27 PM
He conveys trancendentalism point of view by comparing hardcore things with the most gentle things. For example, he might use war in a specific way but yet he still compares it with a little blue bird. He uses the most complicated things but paint a picture so beautiful that you can see it,smell it,and feel it.
3:24 PM
In the poem, "Song of Myself", Walt Whitman conveys transcendentalism in many ways. For example, in the stanza that I read in class, "My tongue, every atom of my blood, formed from this soil, this air, Born here of my parents the same, and their parents the same, I, now thirty-seven years old in perfect health beging , hoping to cease not till death", Whitman is basically saying that he came from the earth and so did his parents and their parents before them. He also says that he wants to stay healthy, like earth until he dies.
3:48 PM
Walt wWhitman conveys a transcendentalist view by the way that he uses confusing statements but always refers back to the main point there is a main idea to every statement. everything he talks about has a meaning that relates to another meaning.
3:52 PM
Walt Whitman conveys a transcendentalist point of view by using images of nature in his poem. For example, he describes himself observing a spear of summer grass in his second stanza from Song of Myself.
C.George
4:01 PM
Walt demonstrates in his poetry the connection between humans, nature, and spirituality. He also does this in a nonconformist kind of way. What i mean is in the poem he told us about himself and he didn't care whether you celebrated with him or not. He was satisfied with himself and thats all that mattered.
5:49 PM
Walt Witman conveys a transcendetalist point of view in his poem by he uses images such as grass to interpret certain parts of life in nature. His self for example he shows that a adult isn't that wiser than a child.
8:13 PM
I think Whitman conveys trancendentalism by using the human spirit to connect with nature. In "Song of Myself" he uses his personal emotions about nature to get his point across and emphasize the importance of that spiritual connection between man and nature.
9:09 PM
Walt Whitman conveys a trancendatalist point of view by being very self insued. In his poem he is talking about nothing but himself and comparing everything to himself. He is full of himself and very imcompetent because he displays a im better than all the rest attitude in my point of view.
9:46 PM
Walt Whitman conveys a transcendentalist point a view by stating in his poem that he dosen't care what people think about him or followimg the crowd cause everybody is different and has different points of view about life, culture and religion.And he also states that he is hapy the way he is just being himself and nobody else.
9:48 PM
By helping readers to form a mental picture of nature Walt Witman conveys a transcendentalistic point of view. He use the life, death and unknown of human nature and compares it with environmental nature. He basically proves no matter what your topic is, be it human life or the death of a rose the true purpose is always unknown.
10:40 PM
Walt Whitman conveys transcendentalist point of view in his poem because I believe he's not only one with himself but he's happy with himself. He can also care less who thinks badly or differently about him than what he thinks. He's also one with nature (grass).
9:03 AM
Walt Whitman conveys transcendentalism by connecting all actions and behaviors of the earth to the spiritual world. He links everything around us to a higher being. I think that Whitman expressed the impact of nature and its creation. He shows us the similarities between us and nature. This makes us aware of the fact the we are one being. Not separate and neither being better. A spirit controls us all and we can behave negatively or positively depending on how much we understand our limited power. The grass was described as many things, but it characteristics were as those of a human. Therefore linking the two.
10:45 AM
Walt Whitman conveys a transcendentalust point of view by relating to the human spirit. In hi spoem, "Song of Myself," Whitman describes his own spirit by stating how proud he is to be himself.
9:14 AM
I think Walt Whitman convey's a transcedetalist point of view because he produces a total effect of harmony between God, Nature, and Humans. He shows how the arrangment of the three are united to form an inseparatable whole. No matter how you see the three they are waved into each other. Human are created by god to live in nature. Nature is use to fuel the human that God has created. When humans die they are recycled to become nature. Walt shows this in his poem "song of myself.
11:38 AM
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