Romanticism

       Walt Whitman was proud of America and loved it very much.  You can tell this as you read the poem, “I Hear America Singing,” written by Whitman.   The first line pretty much says it all, “I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear” (Whitman 1).  Just by starting the poem using the word “America” he seems to be describing everything about America and it’s people, how great it is. It was a time of growth where there were many immigrants coming into America and they were happy to be here.  They were here to be in a better place.  Whitman heard this happiness through the workers “singing”, their working sounds. They were joyous to be here, to be working, so that is probably why Whitman used the word “carols” when describing the singing.    Walt Whitman is known for his free verse that usually has no regular pattern, but here Whitman keeps on repeating the word “The” as if it has a beat to the sound of the workers working.   He seems to making a point or is putting emphasis on each individual because they are very important part of America. Whitman seems to feel that it is the people of America that makes it so great to live here.   


“Be curious, not judgmental.”
― Walt Whitman