Calling someone ‘an animal’ usually has a negative connotation. How does the poet invert it?
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Explanation:
It is true that calling someone an animal has a negative connotation. But, the poet brings out the positive qualities about animals and places them far above human beings. The positive attributes that he highlights is the technique of inverting this negative connotation.
Though calling someone an animal has a negative connotation the poet Walt Whitman inverts this by his high regard for animals and their characteristic traits.
The poet considers animals way above humans. Animals do not display any negativity like pretence, dissatisfaction or greed. Instead, they lead simple lives that are 'placid and self-contain'd'. Therefore, according to the poet, being an animal amounts to leading a happier life than humans do.
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