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New Oxford Modern English
David Horsburgh, Nicholas Horsburgh, Claire Horsburgh, Oxford Un
When I heard the Learn'd Astronomer
Walt Whitman
About Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892) worked as a journalist, a teacher and a government clerk. His major work, leaves of Grass, was a volume of poems that he kept adding to throughout his life. His style broke away from conventional poetry and some of his poems seem very close to prose in their style. He wrote in free verse and, although he did not invent it, he is known as' the father of free verse'. Whitman continues to be one of the most influential American poets.
When I heard the learn'd astronomer;
When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me;
When I was shown the charts and diagrams, to add, divide, and measure them;
When I sitting heard the astronomer where he lectured with much applause in the lecture-room;
How soon unaccountable I became tired and sick.
Till rising and gliding out I wander'd off by myself;
In the mystical moist night-air, and from time to time;
Look'd up in perfect silence at the stars.
Available Answers
- 1.
In the first half of the poem, where is the poet?
- 2.
In the first half of the poem, who is the poet with and what is he doing?
- 3.
Which words or phrases show that the astronomer is respected by the poet and the audience?
- 4.
What scientific tools and methods does the astronomer use?
- 5.
In the second half of the poem, where is the poet?
- 6.
In the second half of the poem, who is the poet with and what is he doing?
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Comments
Where are all these questions answer
24 May 2021Prabir M.Is this online package?
27 Jun 2022priya B.I want to get the exercises of the first chapter'When i heard the Learn'd Astronomer-Walt Whitman
29 Jan 2024Dennis j. K.