Death of Abraham Lincoln

I enjoyed Whitman's style of writing because he was able to write Abe's death in first person through personal experience. Reading this in first person, for me, is more dramatic and almost made it real and in the moment. Whitman is able to recreate the whole incident by using emotions, quotes and expressions from the audience, Mrs. Lincoln and the soilders. His style of writing makes the it seem as if Lincoln's death was happening right here right now. Such as when he describe Mrs. Lincoln as having "ashy cheeks and lips" at the moment she pointed to the figure who killed her husband. Or when he describes the audience in " confusion and terror-women faint- quite feeble persons fall, and are trampl'd on- may cries of agony are heard..." and the soilders are "inflam'd with fury, literally charging the audience with fix'd bayonets, muskest, and pistols shouting..." He is just able to include everyone even if the scene was brief and make the readers feel as if they were there( captivation) from all the consfusion, drama and fright. Being able to recreate this day even though it happend a while ago is a great way to keep it commemorated.