Critical appreciation of the poem Animals
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Appreciation of the poem animals by Walt Whitman
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mahakincsem
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In the poem "Animals" Walt Whitman admires the modesty of animals which he feels to be absent in the human race.
The poem like most of Whitman's work has an em-jammed structure with blank verses through which he characterizes the animals' uncomplicated and simple nature. Whitman discusses his need for a simpler life by presenting a desire to go and live with animals. He characterizes animals as selfless creatures which are detached from earthly desires. Animals according the poet do not whine and weep and despise their condition. It does not even bothers to be above each other putting others below. Animals do not drown in the lust of material objects and give respect to an ancestor which might be there a thousand years before.Whitman in his words is more discussing his wish to be an animal himself. As a man who has witnessed the hazard of slavery and the outbreak of Civil War, he appears to despise the ugly nature of man which leads to suppression of their own species and destruction. The materialistic desires and hunger for power makes one ambitious along with miserable. Whitman desires to escape this misery called man. He in plain words expresses the desire to be rather an animal than a man.In the last lines the poet wonders about the token of appreciation he got from animals but he lost them. In abstract words showing his concern for mankind who are lost and cannot find their way back to a simpler life.
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\Animals
"Animals" is a poem written by an American poet " Walt Whitman" .
In this poem, the poet compared human beings and animals with each other.
This poem is written in the free verse .
Hence, there is no Rhyme Scheme.
The theme of the poem is, Animals have preserved many virtues like innocence, simplicity but human beings have destroyed them over a period of time due to negligence.
So the poet wishes to be like animals and be with them. It's a revolutionary idea,expressed beautifully in the poem.
The poet has made use of Figures of Speech such as Alliteration, Repitition , Hyperbole etc.
Hence, it's a beautiful poem as, when the reader reads poem , a smile appears on his / her face .
Also, an agreement with poet in the mind appears.
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