Walt Whitman's Song Of Myself
Analysis of “Song of Myself”
In Lesson 6, you read three selections from Walt Whitman’s Song of Myself: “I Celebrate myself, and sing myself,” “A child said What is the grass?” and “I understand the large hearts of heroes.” As mentioned in the lesson, Song of Myself is a work that is true to its title. In this long poem, Whitman tries to step into the experiences of other living things and share those experiences with the reader. As he “loafs” and looks at the grass, Whitman celebrates his life and individuality, reveling in the senses and in his feeling of unity with all things.
You also focused on literary elements such as free verse, cadence, alliteration, imagery, assonance, and parallel structure. For this connection, you will
In Lesson 6, you read three selections from Walt Whitman’s Song of Myself: “I Celebrate myself, and sing myself,” “A child said What is the grass?” and “I understand the large hearts of heroes.” As mentioned in the lesson, Song of Myself is a work that is true to its title. In this long poem, Whitman tries to step into the experiences of other living things and share those experiences with the reader. As he “loafs” and looks at the grass, Whitman celebrates his life and individuality, reveling in the senses and in his feeling of unity with all things.
You also focused on literary elements such as free verse, cadence, alliteration, imagery, assonance, and parallel structure. For this connection, you will