english

aaaaahhhhh

renowned

widely known/ famous

befuddled

to be confused

yield

to provide

or

to give way to demand/ to listen to a demand

countenance

face

gaunt

to be very skinny/ almost sickly skinny

gallant

to be very brave or heroic and also gives a lot of attention to woman

envision

to imagine something in your head as a future possibility

peril

great risk/ in danger

droll

curious or unusual in a way that causes dry amusement; funny in an unusual, strange or odd way

apease

to pacify or give into something by accepting there demand

charecterization

how the character thinks, does, looks, says

chivalry

code of behavior expected of a knight, especially being brave, honorable, loyal, respectful, and willing to protect others.

idealism

The belief that reality is fundamentally based on the mind, spirit, or ideas rather than on physical matter.( believing that the perfect world can exist)

proverb

a saying that was passed down from generation, mostly made form the middle class or lower

sceptical

the opposite of a idealist, doubt as to the truth of something.

pasamante

the thief that steals sanchos donky

walt witman section

quaker

A movement that emphasizes a direct,personal relationship with Godwithout the need for formal rituals,creeds, or clergy. (Pacifists=no war)

does ot believe in one prair

Walt was not a quaker

individualism

places the highest value on the independence and personal freedom of each human being.`

transcendentalism

literary movement that self emphasizes intuition,self-relience, and the inside goodness of people and nature over organized religion and societies control.

supple

bending and moving easily and gracefully; flexible

contradiction

When two or more things disagree, fight with each other, or say opposite things, so that both cannot be true at the same time. If one thing is true, the other must be false.

Walt Whitman uses contradiction because, in Song of Myself, he acts as everyone, and when he contradicts himself, he is showing that everyone has different opinions

cataloging and why is is is used for

a deliberate, rhythmic list of people, objects, or ideas used in poetry or prose to build scales and emotional impact

anaphora and why it is used

A writer or speaker repeats a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses, sentences, or lines

It is used to show something important and/or intence

imagery

see, smell, touch, hear, taste,

tactile, auditory, gustatory, olfactory, visual

diction and why it is used

word choice

whitman’s diction is optimistic; he chooses words that make us think of opportunism

theme

this is the authors message

theme for song of myslef

everyone is different and equal (Democracy and Radical Equality), god is in everyone and is all around us,

theme for o captain my captin

The theme of O Captain is that Abraham Lincoln died, and it shows the change from happiness to sadness in America. It shows how amrica is in grief and is mourning his death.

theme for I hear america singing.

Bringing the USA together, this includes men, women, children, blue colored people, hard-working people, and more coming together to sing

elegy

A formal poem that expresses grief and sorrow forsomeone who is dead

free verse

does not have to have a rhythm, rhyming, or no last word rhythm

what was some of walt whitman’s stylistic choices (direct address, freedom, ect) this includes the themes

What to annotate

Repetition (anaphora and cataloging), alliteration, nature, body, freedom, contradiction, direct address, surprised statement, democracy

Other things to look for

Speed of lines, the tone, the theme (also imagery)