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    poems is titled, “I Hear America Singing”. The other poem is titled, “Let America Be America Be America Again.” Let’s keep on reading to find out more information between these two poems. Let’s start off with the first poem mentioned in the introduction. Walt Whitman is the author of this poem. This poem is a free verse poem. It’s purpose is to celebrate workers and success. The basic tone of this poem is patriotic. The theme is individual workers, liberties that make America great. Now, in other hand

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    right. “I, Too, Sing America” and “I Hear America Singing” are two spectacular poems that, may seem completely different at a quick glance share quite a bit of similarities. “I, Too, Sing America” and “I Hear America Singing” have interesting similarities and differences such as, the significance of the poems’ titles, the sense of pride in each poem, and how each poem views America. For starters, there is significance in the poems titles. The title of “I Hear America Singing” is significant as it

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    “I HEAR America singing, the varied coral I hear;” I hear America singing by Whitman. “Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed--” let America be America again by Langston Hughes. In the two poems I hear America singing and Let America be America again, they have similarities and differences. The two poems don't have a lot in common, but they have some things in common. One of the similarities is that they are both poems. Another similarity is that they use a list of individuals.

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    kick him out to eat in the kitchen. His views America as unfair but one day it will all be equal and he will be with the other in an equal territory. As the poem develops he becomes more hopeful in being able to eat in the kitchen along with the white people and they will know that he is American also. In comparison, “I Hear America Singing”, has a much different point of view. The point of view of “I Hear America Singing”, Walt Whitman is viewing as America great and nothing is wrong in this beautiful

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    In “I Hear America Singing,” Walt Whitman’s message of the American identity is that it is diverse and proud. The fact the American identity is diverse is proven best in the first line, which states, “I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear.” In this line, the word “varied” proves that it is diverse because if something is varied it has a variety of things amassing it. The American identity being proud is proven by the line, “Each singing what belongs to him or her and to none else.” This

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    In “I Hear America Singing,” by Walt Whitman and “I, Too, Sing America,” by Langston Hughes, the topics of American jobs and unity are analyzed. In Walt Whitman’s poem, the workers of America harmonize in their work song. In Langston Hughes’ poem, the ‘darker brother’ is representing the outcasts of America and showing how he will be seen as an equal and be unified with the average American one day. These poems share similarities and differences in diction, tone, and imagery about Americans coming

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    “I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear, Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong.” The phrase “I hear America singing” presents an image of Americans being proud and healthy individuals that are engaged in productive and happy labor. “I am listening to the nation in song, the different songs I listen to, The songs of technicians, each individual humming his because it is supposed to be easygoing and firm, The woodworker caroling his while measuring the

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    Are you even eligible to work in America? Two famous poems “I, Too” and “I Hear America Singing” both discuss the workers of America, American identity, and America as a whole. Although they do share these exterior similarities, the differences between Langston Hughes “I, Too” and Walt Whitman “I Hear America Singing” are notably striking. The first difference between these two poems is in the tones. In other words, the author of “I, Too” displays a positive patriotic tone in the beginning

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    America, most people say “the land of the great” and build on immigrates that came in the early 1900. Most people came to American to live out an “American Dream.” However, what is this “American Dream”? Is everyone being treated fairly? On the other hand, is discrimination a reoccur topic? America is seen through the eyes of different perspectives. “I Hear America Singing” by Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes “I, Too” suggest that the experience of living in American can be told through different

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    In “I Hear America Singing” by Walt Whitman, the speaker reveals the idealistic qualities of America as the workers perform their job, during the Industrial Revolution, and how the reality of American work workforce consisted of harsh working conditions and low wages for the workers which was a barrier for them to achieve the American Dream. Walt Whitman’s poem “I Hear America Singing” was one of the well-known poems written during the 1800’s explaining the workforce of America, and linking to

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