I have chosen to discuss and write about the last poem in the Anthem companion poems titled “When I Heard The Learn’d Astronomer” written by Walt Whitman. In this poem Whitman is describing an astronomer who is very knowledgeable, and enjoys to think and explore. In the poem Whitman parallels the words “charts and diagrams” with “the proofs” and “the figures” to possibly show how the astronomer is very intelligent and is making very big point of that by repeating himself in the line following. This astronomer is very OCD about his ways of doing things when he finds out a new idea and has a constrained way of organizing his thoughts through charts and diagrams. Following the lines describing this astronomer Whitman begins his discussion of when he sat and listened to the lecture of this astronomer and just was not enthralled at all by him yet those around him were amazed. …show more content…
He then leaves the lecture and his language choice changes right when he is alone and not in the lecture anymore. He becomes more of a nonconformist. Whitman is describing the area around him more descriptively and isn't just using regular words like he did in the first part of the poem anymore. He has become a new man and is different now that he left the lecture with the astronomer where he felt conformed. Finally in the last time of the poem there is a deep connection with the stars and is almost a flashback to the beginning of the poem when all that the narrator was doing was listening. The poem came full circle from him listening to him leaving and not conforming to his surroundings and feeling restrained to now just listening
The poems “Oh Looking up by Chance at the Constellations” by Robert Frost and “When I heard the Learn’d Astronomer” by Walt Whitman have many similarities and differences in their themes and structures. Frost’s and Whitman’s poems are written in free verse which means that there is no defined pattern or rhyme within the poems. The major difference between the poems structure is the use of end stop and enjambment within the poems. Frost’s poem uses both enjambment and end stop throughout the poem
poet Walt Whitman as simple-minded for rejecting the teachings of astronomy and favouring the naked stars. Stephen Jay Gould offers a careful and respectful analysis of a conflicting perspective, whereas Isaac Asimov writes an
Haleigh Youll When I Heard The Learn’d Astronomer Almost every college student in the world can relate to being bored in a lecture hall. Old professors teaching boring material that does not relate to what you want to be doing with your time. In Walt Whitman's poem, "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer," Whitman’s character is describing just that. The character leaves a lecture and is one within nature. The character uses past tense throughout the entire poem. I believe that this poem is someone
Art’s Connections and Individuality In the poem When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer, Walt Whitman turns away from the scientific approach to life and appreciates the beauty of stars, “rising and gliding out (...) in the mystical moist night-air, and from time to time, look’d up in perfect silence at the stars” (1). This reference to the night sky differs to the interpretation of the glittering orbs in Stars, I Have Seen Them Fall, where author A. E. Housman observes the lack of effect shooting stars
In this poem, the speaker is listening to a lecture from a very well educated astronomer. As the astronomer is explaining the stars and planets on charts and diagrams, the speaker observes from the crowd. The crowd was truly enjoying the lecture: “When I sitting heard the astronomer where he lectured with much applause in the lecture room.” (Whitman). However, the speaker felt as if he were in prison; he was not enjoying the lecture
working in this company. Service oriented organization – Sampath Bank PLC This is one of the most reputed commercial banks in private sector of Sri Lanka. There are more than 200 branches in island wide and more than 2000 work force. But for this project I have selected a sample of more than 25 people from 4 branches in area 7 located in western province due to the difficulties in collecting data in a large sample. 1.5.2 Selection of samples Dong Young Company – Total population = all the permanent
What Are Emotions and Moods? Although we don’t want to obsess over definitions, before we can proceed with our analysis, we need to clarify three terms that are closely intertwined: affect, emotions, and moods. Affect is a generic term that covers a broad range of feelings that people experience. It’s an umbrella concept that encompasses both emotions and moods
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