Walt Whitman

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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1. When was Walt Whitman born?May 31, 1819
2. When did Walt Whitman die?March 26, 1892 (age 72)
3. Where was Walt Whitman born?Huntington, Long Island, New York, USA
4. What is the career?Poet, essayist, journalist, novelist, nurse
5. Who was Walt Whitman?Walt Whitman was a famous American poet who wrote about America and everyone in it.
6. What is "Leaves of Grass"?It is his famous book of poems, first published in 1855, written in free verse and full of music-like words.

Free Verse: Poetic form characterized by its lack of regular meter or rhyme scheme, often mimicking natural speech patterns.
Transcendentalism: A philosophical and literary movement emphasizing intuition, the inherent goodness of humanity and nature, and self-reliance.
Realism: An artistic movement focused on depicting contemporary life and society with fidelity and accuracy, often portraying ordinary people and situations.
Elegy: A poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.