The mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work, The line provides a small glimpse into the daily life of this person, adding more variety to the image of America being conjured by the speaker. Instead of describing the actual singing, as done previously, the reader learns what the carpenter does as he sings.
The reader is then told of the carol sung by another type of person, the carpenter. The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam,
He also mentions "it should be" like this, implying he believes it to reflect their profession and personality. He describes their song as "blithe and strong." He means their song shows indifference, or a state of being unconcerned, while also demonstrating strength. This is one of the variations of America singing. Here, the speaker is specifying the carol, or song, of a specific group of people. The second line immediately develops the idea formed by the reader in the first line. Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong, This is evidenced by the "varied carols" mentioned in the line. He does not mention America as a whole rather he builds a whole out of parts. I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear,įrom the first line, the reader is made aware the speaker (henceforth referred to with male pronouns) will be speaking of the diversity in America.
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It has no set rhyme scheme or meter as it is written in free verse. When read through, especially aloud, the poem actually reads like a list. Counting the broken up lines as one line each, it can be concluded it is composed of eleven lines. However, some lines are broken into two but there is no enjambment. An earlier version of the poem, with slight variations, appeared in the 1860 edition of Leaves of Grass labeled simply as "20" under the section titled "Chants Democratic." It was published in 1867 in the book Leaves of Grass. Such as, "The delicious singing of the mother." The mother's voice isn't actually "delicious," but he is using synesthesia to compare it to a different sense.The poem "I Hear America Singing" was written by Walt Whitman. Another poetic device that Whitman uses-that sets him aside from other poets-is synesthesia which is the description of a sense impression in terms of another sense. There is a shift in this poem in the third to last line ''The day what belongs to the day." This is a shift because before this line he is listing different people and their songs, but after that he explains that they are free to do what they want, and that at night they are friendly and singing their melodious songs. But he gives "America" this human characteristic. He uses personification in the first line when he says, "I hear America singing." America is not a living thing, and therefore cannot sing. And by not giving it a rhyme scheme, he makes it a more serious, thought-provoking poem, instead of an easy going merry poem. And by repeating this phrase, there is also a steady meter. For example, there is some repetition ''The carpentar singing.," "The mason singing.," and "The boatman singing." By doing this, he emphasizes his point that each of these people are singing their song. In this poem, Whitman uses many poetic devices to give it meaning.
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