Walt Whitman Poetic Devices

Graceful Devices Walt Whitman: Parallel Structure †In â€Å"I Hear America Singing† lines 2-8 are the best instances of Parallel Structure. Those of mechanics, every one singing his as it ought to be carefree and solid, The woodworker singing his as he gauges his board or beam,The bricklayer singing his as he prepares for work, or leaves off work, The boatman singing what has a place with him in his vessel, the deckhand singing on the steamer deck, The shoemaker singing as he sits on his seat, the hatter singing as he stands, The wood-cutter’s tune, the plowboy’s on his way toward the beginning of the day, or around early afternoon break or at twilight, The tasty singing of the mother, or of the youthful spouse at work, or of the young lady sewing or washing, Free Verse †Free refrain is a sonnet that is composed with no kind of rhyme in it and â€Å"A Noiseless Patient Spider† is an ideal example.It doesn’t rhyme, however to bode well he u tilizes reiteration, allegory, similar sounding word usage and embodiment. Punctuation †A case of punctuation in â€Å"A Noiseless Patient Spider† was the point at which the storyteller tends to his spirit. Temperament †initially state of mind of the sonnet â€Å"When I Heard the Learned Astronomer† was somewhat worn out and debilitated. Yet, in the second piece of the sonnet his disposition transforms it to sort of sentimental. List †Catalog resembles to make a rundown, and Whitman makes a rundown of specialist like craftsman, artisan, wood creator, and so forth in the sonnet â€Å"I hear America Singing†