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Leaves of Grass (Book XXXII. From Noon to Starry Night) ; The Patriotic Poems I (Poems of War) 1865-6 On Journeys Through the States " On journeys through the States we start," Leaves of Grass (Book I. Inscriptions) On the Beach at Night " On the beach at night," Leaves of Grass (Book XIX. Sea-Drift) 1871 On the Beach at Night Alone
A writer learning the craft of poetry might use the tools of poetry analysis to expand and strengthen their own mastery. [4] A reader might use the tools and techniques of poetry analysis in order to discern all that the work has to offer, and thereby gain a fuller, more rewarding appreciation of the poem. [5]
State poem Citation/Year Florida "I am Florida" by Allen Autry Sr. 2010 [1] Indiana "Indiana" by Arthur Franklin Mapes: 1963 [2] [3] Kentucky "My Old Kentucky Home" by Stephen C. Foster [4] Louisiana "America, We The People" by Sylvia Davidson Lott Buckley (State judicial poem) 1995 [5] "Leadership" by Jean McGivney Boese (State Senate poem ...
A guide book or travel guide is "a book of information about a place, designed for the use of visitors or tourists". [41] An early example is Thomas West's guide to the English Lake District, published in 1778. [42] Thomas West, an English priest, popularized the idea of walking for pleasure in his guide to the Lake District of 1778. In the ...
In Whitman’s poem, the reader can find symbolism through the journey of life and the open, democratic society of that time. In the first 8 sections of the poem, Whitman observes the freedoms in life shown through the open road, “Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road; Healthy, free, the world before me; The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose.”
Great American Railroad Journeys is a BBC travel documentary series presented by Michael Portillo and broadcast on BBC Two. [1] Using an 1879 copy of Appleton's Guidebook to the railroads of the United States and Canada, Portillo travels across the United States and Canada primarily by train, though at times using other forms of transportation where necessary.
They carried a model of the Baltimore and Ohio "Arabian" steam locomotive, the Friendship Fire Engine from George Washington's fire company, a 1904 Oldsmobile Runabout, a lunar rover, a map of the train's journey, and the Freedom Bell. The train's tour of all across 48 contiguous states lasted from April 1, 1975, until December 31, 1976.
Three days into the journey, on 6 August 1492, the rudder of the Pinta broke. [36] Martín Alonso Pinzón suspected the owners of the ship of sabotage, as they were afraid to go on the journey. The crew was able to secure the rudder with ropes until they could reach the Canary Islands, where they arrived on 9 August. [37]