A Child's Amaze
Silent and amazed, even when a little boy, I remember I heard the preacher every Sunday put God in his statements, As contending against some being or influence. In the poem A Child’s Amaze, Walt Whitman seems to be reminiscing on the times of his childhood where he would see the preacher he refers to in the poem speaking of God an essential amount of times. He states that he would do this as if he was fighting against something that was opposed to God. He seems to be astonished by this battle between the preacher and some influence that he was not able to make out at the time, which is evident when he states in the beginning of the poem that he was “silent and amazed.” Likewise, it seems that he observes the preacher while inferring that he is going against a force of some kind; as a result, there are multiple tones given off. The most prominent tone given off is one suggesting that he is astonished by the pastor’s consistency with God while also being a little baffled as to the reason for his constant use of God in his statements, which he then assumes to be a being or influence that is going against both the pastor and God. Simultaneously, I believe that the mentioning of his young age adds to his astonished and confused tone because it suggests that he has been observant and astonished since he was a young child, and even as a young child, he questioned the world. This supports his astonished and curious tone that is created in the poem, which is inferred to be a result of his young age and the curiosity that accompanies it.
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