https://padlet.com/zlleach100/pihbh0s5ondhidvu By Ethan, Zachary, and Zidane en-us 2022-02-16 16:28:16 UTC 2025-10-23 15:01:09 UTC hello@padlet.com zlleach100 https://padlet.com/zlleach100/pihbh0s5ondhidvu/wish/2051313250 In this poem, I believe the only symbol there is in the poem is the hawk. After an analyses, I believe the hawk represents death itself. In the poem we see the hawk and what he does; he, "swoops by and accuses me, he complains - of my gab and my loitering"(525. 1-2) We see how the character is taking his time with things. Since I think he's dead, it makes sense because he is but seems to be enjoying his death. The hawk symbolizes death and basically he's asking the man why he's enjoying his death? The man then replies how great and beneficial it is when you're dead. ]]> 2022-02-16 16:42:26 UTC https://padlet.com/zlleach100/pihbh0s5ondhidvu/wish/2051313250 zlleach100 https://padlet.com/zlleach100/pihbh0s5ondhidvu/wish/2051315108 After careful consideration for the entire poem, I believe that this poem's main themes is showing the readers the brighter side of death. In the poem, we see this character talk about where he goes when he dies, "I bequeath myself to the dirt to grow from the grass I love,"(526. 9), and how he feels about others even though he's dead and his future of being dead, "You will hardly know who I am or what I mean, - But I shall be good health to you nevertheless, - And filter and fibre your blood"(526. 11-13) Knowing what we know, we can tell that the author is trying to tell us how he feels when he comes to an end and how he'll be able to technically live forever from the grass to the rocks. He obviously feels that death is a good thing because of it's many wonders and that's what Whitman attended to be the theme of the poem. ]]> 2022-02-16 16:43:12 UTC https://padlet.com/zlleach100/pihbh0s5ondhidvu/wish/2051315108 zcbellahcene100 https://padlet.com/zlleach100/pihbh0s5ondhidvu/wish/2051316910 Pragmatic and optimistic, both the narrator and the poem provide a tone not very bleak, contrasting the idea of death being spoken about. The poem's tone can be explained by the phrase "I too am not a bit tamed, I too am untranslatable" (525.2). Other words can include "grow", "love", and "good" can be used to describe the tone presented.]]> 2022-02-16 16:43:52 UTC https://padlet.com/zlleach100/pihbh0s5ondhidvu/wish/2051316910 zcbellahcene100 https://padlet.com/zlleach100/pihbh0s5ondhidvu/wish/2051317235 Many images used by Whitman have importance to describing the main setting. The main setting given by the images is that the narrator is on a field and is currently experiencing death. Phrases attesting to this idea are the images "The last scud of day holds back for me, it flings my likeness after the rest and true as any on the shadow'd wilds" (525.5-6) and "I shake my white locks at the runaway sun, I effuse my flesh in eddies, and drift it in lacy jags" (526.7-8). Both these images give the idea that the character has been reincarnated and is living the life of an organism akin to grass. The motif being stated that characters in this story can go on living and enjoying their life past death.]]> 2022-02-16 16:43:59 UTC https://padlet.com/zlleach100/pihbh0s5ondhidvu/wish/2051317235 etluu101 https://padlet.com/zlleach100/pihbh0s5ondhidvu/wish/2051318112 The Poem itself uses many figures of speech. "The spotted hawk swoops by and accuses, he complains of my gab and my loitering." (525.1) The figure of speech used here is a personification, as the hawk is talking and complaining about the narrator. "It flings my likeness after the rest and true as any on the shadow’d wilds." (525.5) This is a metaphor on how the narrator flings his likeness. In other words, he puts himself behind his memories and reminiscences them. "I depart as air" (525.7) This is a metaphor on how his soul leaves his body and how he is dying. The entire poem itself is a metaphor for death as the Hawk represents death while the man while dying, reminiscences and does not fear death showing how you shouldn't fear death.]]> 2022-02-16 16:44:21 UTC https://padlet.com/zlleach100/pihbh0s5ondhidvu/wish/2051318112 etluu101 https://padlet.com/zlleach100/pihbh0s5ondhidvu/wish/2051318621 One connotative word I can think of would be depart."I depart as air" (525.7) Depart would mean to leave on a journey of some sort. Depart as air could imply that he left without any warning. There could also be implications that he went on a spiritual journey. The word I see most frequently would be the word I. The word I in the poem is used to describe either the narrator, or what the narrator does. "I too am not a bit tamed, I too am untranslatable" (525.2) "I depart as air, I shake my white locks at the runaway sun, I effuse my flesh in eddies" (525.7-8) Words I had to look up were gab, loitering, scud, coax, effuse, eddies, and jags.]]> 2022-02-16 16:44:34 UTC https://padlet.com/zlleach100/pihbh0s5ondhidvu/wish/2051318621 zlleach100 https://padlet.com/zlleach100/pihbh0s5ondhidvu/wish/2053518351 2022-02-17 15:59:43 UTC https://padlet.com/zlleach100/pihbh0s5ondhidvu/wish/2053518351 zlleach100 https://padlet.com/zlleach100/pihbh0s5ondhidvu/wish/2053533092 2022-02-17 16:06:24 UTC https://padlet.com/zlleach100/pihbh0s5ondhidvu/wish/2053533092 zlleach100 https://padlet.com/zlleach100/pihbh0s5ondhidvu/wish/2053537062 2022-02-17 16:08:09 UTC https://padlet.com/zlleach100/pihbh0s5ondhidvu/wish/2053537062