3B+Walls

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Whitman used many different examples of stylistic features in // When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer. // One of these being the changes in tone throughout the poem, Whitman goes from being angry and hateful towards the books and charts that he used to help teach. However the tone becomes much softer and lighthearted as he shifts his focus from the books and charts to the great outdoors and the allure of nature. From reading this poem you can tell that he is very enthusiastic about escaping the boring lecture hall and entering nature, to see the stars first hand. This conveys his theme that he is trying to get across quite well; we can learn more from making first hand observations then from the books and charts of other peoples works.

Response Poem:

When I heard the dumb astronomer, Who did not teach a all. When I heard the dumb astronomer, Whom would sit and talk all day. Yet, when said astronomer Was asked to do work. He left his post and wandered Through the woods all day.