Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman


Walt Whitman wasn't a very big fan of war.  He thought everything about it was

negative.  We can see this in his poetry. In “Beat! Beat! Drums!”, he expresses

his feelings toward war using symbolism.  The drums and the bugles are examples

of two symbols.  He is using these objects as representing war. Whitman starts

off each stanza with the same line every time.  “Beat! Beat! drums! - blow!

bugles! blow!”  He uses this symbolism of war to show the effects it has on the

world. The drums and the bugles are always interrupting things.  This is seen

clearly in the first stanza.  The drums and bugles are interrupting the church

and the farmer can't be peaceful.  Whitman continues this symbolism throughout

the rest of the poem. Whitman also speaks of how he doesn't like the warThis is ONLY a preview of the article. If you would like to view the entire document, you must subscribe to Electronic References. Please register below now!


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