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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 | 13 sets | |
| 2 | i hear america singing | 8 sets | |
| 3 | united states poet who celebrated the greatness of america (1819-1892) | 8 sets | |
| 4 | a thoughtful philosophical author who is best known for his collection, leaves of grass | 6 sets | |
| 5 | "i hear america singing" | 5 sets | |
| 6 | a noiseless patient spider | 5 sets | |
| 7 | song of myself | 4 sets | |
| 8 | poet—extravagant with words—wrote mostly free verse—seemed to celebrate everything—published some his own works | 3 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. | 3 sets | |
| 10 | among the most influential poets in the american canon. known as the "father of free verse." | 3 sets | |
| 11 | poet/ wrote "leaves of grass" about the common man | 3 sets | |
| 12 | wrote leaves of grass; celebrated the freedom and dignity of the individual and sang the praises of democracy | 2 sets | |
| 13 | 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 | |
| 14 | bold, unconventional poet who celebrated american democracy | 2 sets | |
| 15 | author of "i hear america singing" | 2 sets | |
| 16 | leaves of grass, song of myself, o, captain, my captain. a noiseless patient spider | 2 sets | |
| 17 | peopt who had great fait in the common people, his poetry celebrated democracy | 2 sets | |
| 18 | author of "i sit and look out" | 2 sets | |
| 19 | poet from long island | 2 sets | |
| 20 | bold unconventional poet who celebrated american democracy | 2 sets | |
| 21 | "song of myself" | 2 sets | |
| 22 | 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 | |
| 23 | "o captain, my captain" | 2 sets | |
| 24 | author of "leaves of grass" a collection of poems that were romantic emotional and unconventional. | 2 sets | |
| 25 | o captain, my captain | 2 sets | |
| 26 | god is everywhere; papa's favorite poet | 2 sets | |
| 27 | 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. | 2 sets | |
| 28 | 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 | |
| 29 | american poet | 2 sets | |
| 30 | "when lilacs last in the dooryard bloom'd" | 2 sets | |
| 31 | 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." | 1 set | |
| 32 | poet who wrote leaves of grass about the american impulse for self-improvement and equality (wrote about growing, confident people) | 1 set | |
| 33 | a person who captured the american impulse for self-improvement and equality in leaves of grass. wrote of growing, confident people. | 1 set | |
| 34 | he was a writer/poet and a editor/writer for the public times-he praised american individualism and democracy in his simple, unrhymed poetry-most famous poetry collection is leaves of grass | 1 set | |
| 35 | "song of myself", simple, descriptive, free-verse poems to "ground necessary in the real" | 1 set | |
| 36 | "leaves of grass" -- wrote of american impulse for self-improvement and equality; growing, confident people | 1 set | |
| 37 | author, poet, journalist, leaves of grass | 1 set | |
| 38 | american poet that was part of the transcendentalist transition to realism; author of controversial poem, leaves of grass | 1 set | |
| 39 | leaves of grass, "song of myself" | 1 set | |
| 40 | (1819-1892) american poet, he gained recognition abroad and later at home for unrhymed works of poetry praising the united states, americans, democracy, and individualism | 1 set | |