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Transcendentalist Ideals Demonstrated in "TRICKLE, DROPS."

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Transcendentalist Ideals Demonstrated in "TRICKLE, DROPS."

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In, "TRICKLE, DROPS.," Whitman shares how he writes his poems and why they mean so much to him.  Similar to the last poem, the transcendentalist ideal demonstrated is based upon freedom of expression and being nonconformist.  Whitman shows this ideal by comparing the ink in his pen to the blood in his veins.  He also expresses that him writing is an act of liberation and defiance to the societal norms. In, "TRICKLE, DROPS.," Whitman writes "Candid, from me falling - drip, bleeding drops, From wounds made to free you whence you were prison'd, From my face - from my forehead and lips, From my breast - from within where I was conceal'd" (3-6). These lines from the poem further back up the inclusion of transcendentalist ideals. He refers to a point in his life where he felt imprisoned and claustrophobic due to society and the harsh guidelines people are made to follow. When he began to write and pour his soul into poetry, he felt freed. Him bleeding is a metaphor for pieces of himself being liberated onto the paper.

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Transcendentalist Ideals Demonstrated in "That Music Always Round Me."

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Transcendentalist Ideals Demonstrated in "That Music Always Round Me."

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In, "That Music Always Round Me.," Whitman demonstrates several transcendentalist ideals.  Walt Whitman himself was a transcendentalist and expressed it through many of his poems.  In this poem specifically, he refers to an aspect of this way of life that expresses how harmful conformity is and why it's imprisoning.  In the beginning of, "That Music Always Round Me.," Whitman writes "THAT music always round me, unceasing, unbeginning - yet long untaught I did not hear; But now the chorus I hear, and am elated" (1-3).  These lines indicate that Whitman had been sheltered by society and conformity his whole life, but now that he is finally free from the confines of norms, he can live life fully and experience things in way he never has before.  He also writes "I do not think the performers know themselves - but now I think I begin to know them" (17-19).   Whitman is comparing everyday people going about their lives to performers.  This exhibits a transcendentalist ideal by him explaining he is independent in watching these people.  He is setting himself apart from the mainstream way of life.

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Idiom: "...confession drops; Stain every page..."
Through direct translation/literally, one would think that Whitman is actually bleeding on a page, but he's connecting the ink from his pen while writing poetry to the blood in his veins, showing that he's writing himself on the page and pouring his heart into the writing.

Tone: The tone of the poem is very dark, but honest.  Whitman also has a  very eager tone towards the "blood" pouring out.

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Symbolism: "O drops of me! trickle, slow drops, Candid,  from me falling - drip, bleeding drops..."
Whitman uses the blood to symbolize himself.  The blood is physically and literally part of him, but it's also symbolic for his life and losing (control of) it.

Metaphor: "...confession drops; Stain every page - stain every song I sing, every word..."
Whitman compares him bleeding to him confessing something and being honest.

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Onomatopoeia: "TRICKLE, drops!"
Whitman writes the action of what the blood is doing, which adds more imagery to the poem.

Imagery: "TRICKLE, drops! my blue veins leaving!

O drops of me! trickle, slow drops,

Candid, from me falling—drip, bleeding drops......
—press forth, red drops—confession drops;

Stain every page—stain every song I sing..."
These lines from the poem show great imagery. Whitman includes the description of the drops and the actions of it.

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TRICKLE, drops! my blue veins leaving!

O drops of me! trickle, slow drops,

Candid, from me falling—drip, bleeding drops,

From wounds made to free you whence you were
prison'd,

From my face—from my forehead and lips,

From my breast—from within where I was conceal'd
—press forth, red drops—confession drops;

Stain every page—stain every song I sing, every word
I say, bloody drops;
Let them know your scarlet heat—let them glisten;

Saturate them with yourself, all ashamed and wet;

Glow upon all I have written or shall write, bleeding
drops;

Let it all be seen in your light, blushing drops.

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Literary Terms in "That Music Always Round Me."

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Literary Terms in "That Music Always Round Me."

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Symbolism: "But now the chorus I hear, and am elated;

A tenor, strong, ascending, with power and health..."
Symbolism runs throughout the entire poem.  He uses different vocal levels to symbolize different moods/layers of his life.

Tone: "...with glad notes of day-break I hear,

A soprano, at intervals, sailing buoyantly over the tops of immense waves,

A transparent base, shuddering lusciously under and
through the universe..."
The tone of this poem is that of a breakthrough/gratefulness.  He talks about how happy day-break is which symbolizes newness and sometimes rebirth, as well as being able to finally see something clearly.

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Literary Terms in "That Music Always Round Me."

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Literary Terms in "That Music Always Round Me."

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Extended Metaphor: The whole poem is an extended metaphor
Whitman's metaphor comparing music to the different aspects of life extends throughout the whole poem and he finds a way to connect two things that are completely different.

Idiom: "...A soprano, at intervals, sailing buoyantly over the
tops of immense waves..."
An idiom is something that cannot be understood through literal translation; When Whitman discusses "a soprano... sailing buoyantly," what he's comparing it to is being in a good and having a good day, but when translated literally it wouldn't make sense.

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Literary Terms in "That Music Always Round Me."

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Literary Terms in "That Music Always Round Me."

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Metaphor: "...THAT music always round me, unceasing, unbeginning
—yet long untaught I did not hear;

But now the chorus I hear, and am elated;

A tenor, strong, ascending, with power and health..."

Whitman compares life to music and goes on to explain the similarities between different parts of music and the world/life.

Imagery: "...with glad notes of day-break I hear,

A soprano, at intervals, sailing buoyantly over the
tops of immense waves,

A transparent base, shuddering lusciously under and
through the universe..."
Whitman describes life and the things around him vividly using musical analogies.

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THAT music always round me, unceasing, unbeginning
—yet long untaught I did not hear;

But now the chorus I hear, and am elated;

A tenor, strong, ascending, with power and health,
with glad notes of day-break I hear,

A soprano, at intervals, sailing buoyantly over the tops of immense waves,

A transparent base, shuddering lusciously under and
through the universe,

The triumphant tutti—the funeral wailings, with
sweet flutes and violins—all these I fill myself with;

I hear not the volumes of sound merely—I am moved
by the exquisite meanings,

I listen to the different voices winding in and out,
striving, contending with fiery vehemence to
excel each other in emotion,

I do not think the peformers know themselves—but
now I think I begin to know them.