Analysis of Mediums

Walt Whitman 1819 (West Hills) – 1892 (Camden)




   THEY shall arise in the States,
   They shall report Nature, laws, physiology, and happiness;
   They shall illustrate Democracy and the kosmos;
   They shall be alimentive, amative, perceptive;
   They shall be complete women and men--their pose brawny and supple,
         their drink water, their blood clean and clear;
   They shall enjoy materialism and the sight of products--they shall
         enjoy the sight of the beef, lumber, bread-stuffs, of Chicago,
         the great city;
   They shall train themselves to go in public to become orators and
         oratresses;
   Strong and sweet shall their tongues be--poems and materials of poems
         shall come from their lives--they shall be makers and finders;
   Of them, and of their works, shall emerge divine conveyers, to convey
         gospels;
   Characters, events, retrospections, shall be convey'd in gospels
   --Trees, animals, waters, shall be convey'd,                       10
   Death, the future, the invisible faith, shall all be convey'd.


Scheme ABACDEFGHIAJKLMMNN
Poetic Form
Metre 1101001 110110101000100 11100100001 11111010 1110110011110010 111011101 11010100000111011 01011011011101 0110 11101110101011000 1 10111111000100110 1111111110010 110111101011101 10 1000111101010 1100101101 101000100111101
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 1,016
Words 143
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 18
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 40
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 725
Words per stanza (avg) 163
Font size:
 

Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

43 sec read
50

Walt Whitman

Walter "Walt" Whitman was an American poet, essayist and journalist. more…

All Walt Whitman poems | Walt Whitman Books

35 fans

Discuss this Walt Whitman poem analysis with the community:

0 Comments

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Mediums" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/38063/mediums>.

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    April 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    2
    days
    18
    hours
    53
    minutes

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Browse Poetry.com

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    Which poet is known for writing "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night"?
    A William Shakespeare
    B Dylan Thomas
    C Sylvia Plath
    D T.S. Eliot