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One's-Self I Sing By Walt Whitman

In // One's-Self I Sing //, Walt Whitman used alliteration in the last stanza to emphasize the ideas of "passion," "pulse," and "power." Also, his diction is very specific when he uses the words "physiology" and "physiognomy" which helps the poem because he can say a lot with one complex word, instead of having to explain/describe the entire thing within the poem. Whitman also used commas and breaks to isolate or introduce different ideas; for example, introducing "cheerful," and isolating "The Modern Man I sing" to emphasize that phrase. He emphasizes these because "cheerful" makes the mood a little lighter, and "The Modern Man I sing" summarizes the meaning of the entire poem. All of this, along with Whitman's repetition of the phrase "I sing," helps the reader understand his message, which is the importance of individuality, and romanticism/ transcendentalism; which can be referenced back to with the "Modern Man" because romanticism is all about renaissance and rebirth.