Question

what is one thing whitman and Dickinson had in common?

Answer 1

A.They both questioned their mentors who critiqued them.B.They both had a burning desire to achieve fame.C.They both rejected the wealth of their families.D.They both challenged the status quo of poetic expression.

Answer 2

The one thing which Whitman and Dickinson had in common is:

They both challenged the status quo of poetic expression.

Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson both "broke the rules" of poetry. But the manner of breaking the rules for both are very different. Walt Whitman abandoned the rhythm and meter of traditional verse forms. He wrote the sentences in natural rhythms. He used free verse style. Many of his poems do not rhyme as he didn't use the traditional rhyming methods. On the other hand, Emily Dickinson used to rhyme in her poems but used slant rhyme. Her poems included unconventional capitalization and the use of punctuation. Emily Dickinson capitalize most of the nouns in the lines from her poem to draw attention to certain ideas