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| 1 | Walt Whitman Factsby V-mac | 5 terms | January 17, 2008 |
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | leaves of grass | 14 sets | |
| 2 | i hear america singing | 9 sets | |
| 3 | a thoughtful philosophical author who is best known for his collection, leaves of grass | 8 sets | |
| 4 | united states poet who celebrated the greatness of america (1819-1892) | 8 sets | |
| 5 | a noiseless patient spider | 5 sets | |
| 6 | "i hear america singing" | 5 sets | |
| 7 | american poet and transcendentalist who was famous for his beliefs on nature, as demonstrated in his book, leaves of grass. he was therefore an important part for the buildup of american literature and breaking the traditional rhyme method in writing poetry. | 5 sets | |
| 8 | song of myself | 4 sets | |
| 9 | american poet whose great work leaves of grass (first published 1855), written in unconventional meter and rhyme, celebrates the self, death as a process of life, universal brotherhood, and the greatness of democracy and the united states. | 4 sets | |
| 10 | poet/ wrote "leaves of grass" about the common man | 3 sets | |
| 11 | poet—extravagant with words—wrote mostly free verse—seemed to celebrate everything—published some his own works | 3 sets | |
| 12 | among the most influential poets in the american canon. known as the "father of free verse." | 3 sets | |
| 13 | american poet | 2 sets | |
| 14 | "o captain, my captain" | 2 sets | |
| 15 | peopt who had great fait in the common people, his poetry celebrated democracy | 2 sets | |
| 16 | author of "leaves of grass" a collection of poems that were romantic emotional and unconventional. | 2 sets | |
| 17 | bold unconventional poet who celebrated american democracy | 2 sets | |
| 18 | author of "i sit and look out" | 2 sets | |
| 19 | reform-minded poet in the 1800s. loved democracy. wrote about the common people. began to write his masterpiece, "leaves of grass" in 1848 | 2 sets | |
| 20 | poet from long island | 2 sets | |
| 21 | leaves of grass, song of myself, o, captain, my captain. a noiseless patient spider | 2 sets | |
| 22 | "when lilacs last in the dooryard bloom'd" | 2 sets | |
| 23 | bold, unconventional poet who celebrated american democracy | 2 sets | |
| 24 | author of "i hear america singing" | 2 sets | |
| 25 | he wrote "leaves of grass," which reflected his daring, unafraid, bragging, and outspoken personality. this book took a while to become accepted but once it finally did, it was greatly admired | 2 sets | |
| 26 | wrote leaves of grass; celebrated the freedom and dignity of the individual and sang the praises of democracy | 2 sets | |
| 27 | "song of myself" | 2 sets | |
| 28 | o captain, my captain | 2 sets | |
| 29 | god is everywhere; papa's favorite poet | 2 sets | |
| 30 | wrote "leaves of grass" which he gave free reign to his gushing genius with what he called a "barbaric yawp" dispensed with titles, stanzas, rhymes, and at times even regular meter. | 2 sets | |
| 31 | walt whitman was a poet who lived in brooklyn from 1819-1892. his most famous collection of poems entitled leaves of grass, gained him the title "poet laureate of democracy." | 2 sets | |
| 32 | most famous work: leaves of grass. | 1 set | |
| 33 | at the outbreak of the civil war, he wrote freelance journalism and volunteered at ny hospitals: he also went to wash d.c. to care for his brother who was injured in the war | 1 set | |
| 34 | american poets, he praised american individualism and wrote leaves of grass | 1 set | |
| 35 | in 1855 he self published leaves of grass, which consisted of 12 untitled poems and a letter of praise by ralph waldo emerson | 1 set | |
| 36 | left to edit in new orleans: while traceling south he first experienced brutality of slavery | 1 set | |
| 37 | spent the rest of his life revising leaves of grass until his final "deathbed edition" | 1 set | |
| 38 | known as the rough neck genius | 1 set | |
| 39 | songs of myself | 1 set | |
| 40 | american poet that wrote leaves of grass | 1 set | |