Walt Whitman was an American poet born in 1819 who came from a working class family with 7 siblings. He was influenced to write poetry which he enjoyed as a relaxing outdoor activity by the encouragement of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Whitman used poetic techniques like rhyme, repetition, and descriptions of the 5 senses in his writing before passing away in 1892 after living through the American Revolution as a child and spending much of his life in rural areas.

1. Walt
WHITMAN

2. Who is the poet and what is
his family like?
Walt Whitman had 7 sisters and brothers. He
was the 2nd oldest of his siblings.
 His father was a carpenter, house builder,
and staunch supporter of the American
Revolution ideals.

3. What influenced him to
write?
 Walt Whitman loved poetry.
 He considered it as an outdoor activity and
very relaxing.
 Ralph Waldo Emerson encouraged him to
write even more giving him some ideas of
what he could do as a writer.

4. What poetic techniques did
he use?
 He used rhyme
 repetition
 his five senses.

5. Why did he write?
 He loved the feel of writing poems
 Walt considered it an outdoor activity, and
supper relaxing

6. When did the poet live?
 Born on May 31st 1819 and died in 1892.
 He was born near the American revolution.
 Lived in rural area.

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