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Whitman Vocabulsasry
Whitman
Term | Definition |
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Assume | In "Song of Myself," it means to take on |
Abeyance | Temporary suspension: Inactivity |
Hieroglyphic | Picture symbol used in a writing system to represent sounds or words |
Sufficed | To be enough or adequeate |
Harbor | To give shelter or offer refuge |
Hazard | Unavoidable danger |
Disposition | State of mind or inclination |
Transpire | To be revealed or become known |
Inspired | Breathed in |
Twinges | Sudden, sharp pains |
Livid | Deathly pale, pallid, ashen |
Pervading | Spread throughout all parts of |
Plaudits | An enthusiastic expression of approval; applause |
Entrenchments | Trenches dug in warfare to protect soldiers from advancing troops |
Gab | Idle talk; chatter |
Barbaric yawp | A primitive, loud, harsh cry |
Scud | Windblown mist and low clouds |
Effuse | Spread out |
Eddies | Small whirlwinds |
Free Verse | Poetry without a pattern of rhyme or rhythm |
Imagery | Appeals to one of the five senses |
Figures of Speech | Similes and metaphors |
Symbols | A person, place, or thing that has meaning beyond itself |