As I went for my search for my favorite poem by Walt Whitman, there were many to chose from. I looked at the titles to see if there were any that cought my mind and I found one that jumped out at me. It was the only one that I looked at and I am glad about that because I did not have to search for one that I liked. The poem that I liked a lot is called I Hear America Singing, of course by Walt Whitman.
I liked the poem a lot because of the tone to the poem. It has a very positive attitude and tone to the poem. The poem seems to be very happy and easy going, which is always nice to read, whenevery you are reading anything. I would much rather be reading something exciting and happy than something with a sad tone to it. It is obvious that Walt Whitman has a love for America and the working class. He brings up all of these occupations, such as a carpenter, mason, boatmaker, shoemaker, etc. and shows them with something that they have created. They all have great pride in what they do for a living and it shows when the boatman says the boatman singing for what belongs to him. Walt Whitman definitely respects the working class of America. He is praising them in this poem by mentioning them, and he is mentioning them in a good way. Whitman praises them for what they do for America and how hard they are working. He also shows the blue collar workers. He does not mention lawyers or the white collar worker which shows that he definitely appreciates the hard workers of the world.
I thought that this was a very good poem because I share the same feelings towards America as Walt Whitman did. I appreciate the hardworkers in life, not just as grownups but as kids as well. I like to see people that are willing to work hard. I also liked the tone of the poem as I previously mentioned. Overall, I just thought that this was a tremendous poem and a very entertaining read.
http://whitmanarchive.org/published/LG/1891/poems/19
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