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1819- 1892
Homer
Worked as a printer, teacher, journalist,
editor, clerk
1855, Whitman took out a copyright on
the first edition of Leaves of Grass
Royalty provided him modest livelihood
Leaves of Grass
1868 and 1886 editions of Leaves of Grass
Structure
Dialogue format of poem: Speaker asks and the
Characteristics of The
Rain
Gentle
Natural
Eternal
Origin in Earth
Untouched by human corruption
Changes forms seamlessly- an ethereal
quality
Alleviates human suffering
Rejuvenates
Beautifies
Brings love