Question

1. How does Walt Whitman use imagery of contrast in “Beat! Beat! Drums!” and “Bivouac on a Mountainside”? Discuss imagery of contrasting sounds, contrasting sights, and contrasting geographical places. Explain the moods and ideas that each kind of contrasting imagery develops

Answer 1

Wlat Whitman uses imagery of contrast in the two story mentioned by describing the sounds through contrasting. He describes a sound and differentiates it from another. He also describes geographical places and compares each one with another to create a contrast.