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Anonymous

Feb 13, 2025

Whitman used iambic feet in the poem for what purpose?

What purpose did Whitman have in using iambic feet in his poem? The unstressed-stressed combination mimics the rhythm of waves, while the stressed-unstressed combination reflects the labor on a ship. Additionally, the rhyming pattern of the poem evokes a funeral, and stressing the first syllable of each line adds emphasis.

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Anonymous

Nov 08, 2024

The correct answer is "the unstressed-stressed combination mimics waves". Iambic feet is a type of metrics used particularly in traditional English poetry to add an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. The name iamb comes from this combination of unstressed-stressed, while feet is the name given to a group of syllabes at which the rhythm is measured. In this case Whitman used iambic feet to accomplished the unstressed-stressed effect is his poem.
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Anonymous

Jan 21, 2025

the unstressed-stressed combination mimics waves
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Anonymous

Dec 19, 2024

mine is hell,we all hate each other,we fight but me and my mom,dad,and siblings get along.
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Anonymous

Nov 11, 2024

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