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…showed last 75 words of 1507 total…It's the use of these literary devices, as well as a free verse style that contributes to Whitman's unprecedented technique. This poem was drastically liberal compared to previous and current writers of his time. This never before seen method, although highly controversial to social boundaries of the time period, willingly opened the doors and allowed future writers to cross the invisible line, set by previous writers, and express themselves in way that they saw fit.