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Commentary - A Glimpse by Walt Whitman.
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A GLIMPSE (Walt Whitman) (1) A glimpse through an interstice caught, (2) Of a crowd of workmen and drivers in a bar-room around the stove (3) late of a winter night, and I unremark'd seated in a corner, (4) Of a youth who loves me and whom I love, silently approaching and seating himself (5) near, that he may hold me by the hand, (6) A long while amid the noises of coming and going, of drinking and oath and smutty jest, (7) There we two, content, happy in being together, speaking little, perhaps not a word. Commentary (A Glimpse): A Glimpse is a free verse poem. Free verse poetry is generally patterned by speech and images rather than by regular metrical speech. Freedom also applies to lines. They can be shortened for speed, or segmented into words or syllables to slow down the reading. A Glimpse is about remarking while being unremarked, advancing...
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