Problem
1) Give a brief biography of Walt Whitman.
2) What were some of his more popular writings?
3) What made Whitman's work revolutionary?
4) What type of vocabulary does he use in his work?
5) How does Whitman use descriptive language to tell his story?
6) What types symbolism does he use to tell his story?
7) Whitman called himself the "bard of democracy". What does this mean?
8) Overall, what did you think of Whitman's work and why? (Preface to Leaves of Grass, One's-Self I Sing, Shut Not Your Doors, Song of Myself: Sections 1 and 2)