Walt Whitman: Poems

Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman

What figures of speech are used? How do they contribute to the tone and meaning of the poem?

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Repetition:

"Loud! loud! loud!" and "Blow! blow! blow!"

Descriptive language (grass)

"The beautiful uncut hair of graves"

"the handkerchief of the Lord"

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Leaves of Grass