Walt Whitman Backstory

After viewing the video, answer the following questions on loose-leaf (or copy and paste the questions into a word document, answer the questions there, and then print it out).
1. Walt Whitman's upbringing was instrumental in his development as a poet. Describe the household in which Walt Whitman was raised?

2. True or False. Whitman would often return to Brooklyn, New York, for inspiration.

3. Why was it valuable for young Whitman to live with his students' families?

4.What did Whitman often celebrate in his poetry?

5. Why did Whitman leave New Orleans after only three months?

6. Why was Whitman pleased to receive a letter from Ralph Waldo Emerson praising his work, Leaves of Grass?

7. Based on what you've learned about Walt Whitman, why do you think he supported President Lincoln so much?

8. In the lines "O Captain! My Captain! Our fearful trip is done", the captain Whitman refers to is _____.

9. Why was Timber Creek, NJ, so important to Walt Whitman?

10. Why does the narrator say that "just being Walt Whitman took courage"?