Walt Whitman

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Walt Whitman

In my opinion the poet which best exemplifies modernism is Walt Whitman. Walt Whitman’s stylistic preference is not exactly mine, but it is definitely a good example of “modern poetry.” He has broken down many walls of traditional poetry, using the style of long, free verse prose. In which he praises everything.
It is impossible to talk about modern poetry without making any references to traditional poetry. It is not enough to say that Walt Whitman is a pioneer in modern poetry. We must explain what walls he and other poets
have broken. When I speak of traditional poetry one name always comes to mind, that name is William Shakespeare. When I study Shakespeare’s work, especially his sonnets I see exactly what traditional poetry is. It is exact and precise in it’s rhyme scheme, meter, and length. All of Shakespeare’s sonnets are fourteen lines long, with an ABAB (CDCD EFEF GG) rhyme scheme. The syllables in each verse of the poem are exact and in a pattern. Traditional poets thinks of life occurrences are dictated by fate, taking the control away from the people. Modern day poets try to break down these stylistic restrictions by using different types of rhyme, meter and length or sometimes none at all.
Walt Whitman has definitely cut the red tape in poetry. Every restriction I have mentioned he has changed and disregarded. For instance, Whitman does not believe in pre-destination or fate. In essence he believes that the world is what you make of it....

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