Whitman- "Pioneers! Oh Pioneers!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG8tqEUTlvs
http://www.princeton.edu/~batke/logr/log_094.html
You DO NOT NEED TO POST TONIGHT, but be prepared to analyze Whitman's poem in class tomorrow.  What poetic devices do you notice in the poem?  What was Whitman's tone and purpose?  Also, be prepared to dicuss whether or not you believe the Levi's advertising camapaign to be a success or not.