2. Why did the poet write?
• After competing for a “The Usual Reward,” he
determined to become a poet.
Where did the poet grow up
and live?
• He was born in West Hills, Long Island in
New York.
• He stayed in Brook land to continue
working on newspaper.
3. Who was Walt Whitman?
What was his family like?
• Walt Whitman had seven brothers and sisters. His
father was a carpenter, house builder, and a staunch
supporter.
• At the age of eleven he went to work for a law office of
James B. Clarke.
• He alternated working as a teacher and a apprentice
compositor.
• During the Revolutionary War, his brother George was
wounded.
• His father died on July 11, 1855.
• Walt Whitman never married.
4. What influenced the poet’s writing?
• At first he liked to tell stories to Marquis de
Lafayette when he was young.
• He loved writing when he was young.
What poetic tools or styles is the
poet known for?
• The poet is known for his regular pattern meter
and rhyme
5. When did the poet live?
• He was born on May 31, 1819.
• He lived during the mid 1800’s.
• He died on 1892.
6. Sites
• Walt Whitman
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127&start=0&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0&tx=44&ty=29
• Leaves of the grass
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h=567&tbm=isch&tbnid=T0ZVUOqwV1Cm9M:&imgrefurl=http://www.writeawriting.com/write/why-
did-walter-walt-whitman-write-leaves-of-grass/&docid=UK874SpHfmk-
YM&imgurl=http://www.writeawriting.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Why-did-wlat-whitman-
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58004637565&page=1&tbnh=155&tbnw=114&start=0&ndsp=14&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0&tx=37&ty=78
• Walt
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bm=isch&tbnid=B3fcohDzN5_9uM:&imgrefurl=http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/s_z/whitma
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