On The Beach At Night Alone

Is a meditative poem with elegiak and philosophikal ele ments and its sounds homogeneous a confession of the poet to whom the corporal and the spiritual seen to be the same when on the beach at night he hears the voice ofthe doddery mother,that is, the sea,swaying and waring her waters to and fro;the breaking of the waves on the shore sounds like ahusky song.The imagery is very suggestive though condensed in only one line:it makesus recall the uncreated times when the whole Earth was butagaseous wateryorminerall processesand out of this governing water,old mothereverything was born:peoples,animals,plants.The poets thought and feelings are induced by the powerful and rich presence of nature,of the sea,of the sky wich sorround him.While contemlating the night,the sky with bright shining stars,he meditates upon the humanity and becomes aware of the harmony that binds together all the clemenmts of the earthly concern.



The main whim of the poem,its message,is repeated twice at the beginning and in the end,namelyAvast affinity interlocks all,and the poet enumeratesa long train of elements both cosmic and earthly, material and spiritual form the universe:All spheres,grown,ungrown,small,large,suns,moons,planets,comets,asteroids/ All distances of mail howeverwide,/All distances of time,all inanimate forms,/All souls,all living bodies though they be ever so different,or in different worlds,/All gasous watery,vegetable,mineral processes, the fishes,the brutes,/And men and women-me also.To be noticed that in this enumeration the poet includes himself too,after the suns,the moons,the planets,playng his oron classify in maintining the harmony of the universe.To him all peoples are equal irrespectiv of their nationality,colour of skin,language,of their creation barbarian or civilized people,of their past, present and future.In his opinion this compare is possible and much favoured by the organic structure of the universe itself.The devices generally used by whitman are...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com



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