Abstract:
This article sketched out the comparative analysis of Whitman's Song of Myself and Nazrul's Bidrohi (The Rebel) in theme, mood, tone, language, and poetic diction, respectively. Consequently, the article illustrated the contextual interplay between both poems. The article used data from primary and secondary data sources to draw some preliminary conclusions. The article started with a literary discussion on discourse analysis. The finding confirmed the power of 'I' and the glorification of humankind in both poems, respectively. The main contribution of this study was the discourse analysis of Whitman's Song of Myself and Nazrul's Bidrohi (The Rebel) in a comparative approach. This article would help to understand the influence of American literature on Bengali poetry.
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