... in which the hero of the poem protects or fights for. Whitman's epic however differs from traditional epics because of its free flowing nature. Epics can often be closed to the hero and his/her specific journey, but Whitman introduces a free nature that is open to all of life. In Homer's "The Odyssey", for example, Homer presents the hero Odysseus and his legendary ... is abundantly clear that Whitman writes in the free verse, or poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter. However, the first line of his poem deviates from this concept. The first line states, "I celebrate myself,...

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... greatest and fastest hero on the Greek side during the Trojan War, and is also the subject of Homer's great epic poem about the Trojan War, the Iliad. Like Gilgamesh, Achilles also suffered a great loss in his life, he lost his friend ... Patroclus. One of the most important similarities and difference that we know about Gilgamesh and Achilles is divinity. They're both the sons of divine mothers. Gilgamesh is the son of the goddess Ninsun and the human king Lugalbanda, and "two-thirds of ... This is when Gilgamesh changed he's ways, he was no longer selfish, and he became a caring, court...

• Word Count: 1671
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• Grade Level: High School