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This poem is written by Walt Whitman, the famous American poet. Popular in American literature .
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Walt Whitman was a supporter of ethnic cleansing manifestations. He was a part of the free soul movemEndlesslyting against the expansion of slavery. American writers tried to show that they are against slavery. Anti-abolitionist. He is often called the father of free verse. There are no restrictions occur in the poem, also there is no rhyme scheme. His well-known work is Leaves of Grass 1855. The main themes of Leaves of Grass are Democracy, nature, love and Friendship. By the time of Whitman, they started inventiveness with language, through individual neologizing and provincial variant usages. He aimed to be the first “ National expresser”, who wants to see the America united. Through his poems, we can see the enthusiastic love of America. He glorifies the individual, because our families, social group and institutions, communities and nations all are ultimately nothing but a collection of individuals, and thus the individual is the most basic truth. Summary and Analysis