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Explain the structure of the poem Animals by Walt Whitman

Explain the structure of the poem Animals by Walt Whitman

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  1. ‘Animals’ by Walt Whitman is a poem in free verse, without having specific line lengths or rhyme schemes in general. The poem appears to be written in a single stanza. However, for a better understanding, three stanzas make up the extracted segment of the poem. Only two lines have been taken from the third stanza since it is lengthy enough. However, there is an instance of slant rhyme.

    1. For example, in the second stanza, the word “sins” rhymes with “things.”
    2. Furthermore, in this poetry, the shortening of lines denotes a shift in concepts.

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