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Walt Whitman is very unique among the poets of his day. ... His epics are just one of many great contributions he adds to literature. His poems may not turn out to be as popular as Milton’s poems do, but he has great values in most of his poems. ... Whitman may not be as popular as Milton or Spenser, but he is truly a great American poet. Walt Whitman is considered a great author because of his success in epic poems.
A major reason for Walt Whitman’s success with epic poems is his use of the cumulative method. In the cumulative method, Whitman developed his idea in depth, instead of in length. In most of his works, Whitman began by building up the observed details until they formed a clear vision. Whitman did not jump into generalization of his work; instead he worked by building up details. Whitman’s most successful application of cumulative method can be seen throughout his work called These I Singing in Spring.
Approximate Word count = 791
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