![]() The author of the poem mentioned “I am old and young” which refers to the circle of life that we all experience. He’s the union of opposites: old and young, foolish and wise, mother and father, the average people and the elites, South and North (He wrote this poem just before the Civil War). Whitman would like us to believe that he is putting together all the various kinds of people that he has listed in the previous sections. The term “unity” in this poem means how Whitman focuses on unifying all types of people, it doesn’t matter if they are rich or poor, black or white. For example, she mentioned unity, and the circle of life and described each one of them. I choose this video commentary because I liked how she describes the main themes mentioned in section 16 of the poem. ![]() He used ‘Song of Myself’ to explore those ideas while preaching self-knowledge, liberty, and acceptance for all. Walt Whitman had some radical ideas about America, democracy, spirituality, sexuality, nature, and identity. Running to somewhere around 70 pages and divided into 52 sections, ‘Song of Myself’ takes the reader on an epic journey through many settings, time periods, viewpoints and personas. ![]() ![]() ‘I celebrate myself,’ declares Walt Whitman’s sprawling poem ‘Song of Myself.’ First published in 1855 in Whitman’s collection Leaves of Grass, ‘Song of Myself’ is one of the best known and most influential poems ever written by an American. ![]()
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