Saturday, December 23, 2017
'Walt Whitman - Song of Myself'
'Walt Whitmans Song of My self-importance, is a contemplation of flavor seen from a vantage point of a thirty-seven- year- old poet. with the use of unhomogeneous images and symbols, Whitman attempts to outline his slew of an idiosyncratic(a) among an other(prenominal) individuals and packets his perception of an individual as set out of the universe. Yes, each individual has a turgid voice, but when it merges with myriads of other prominent voices, it becomes same and blends with the immense limitlessness of the universe. Song of Myself is partially autobiographical; it gets its victual from Whitmans in the flesh(predicate) life. The poem is rendered as an amalgamation of incompatible scenes and images accompany by Whitmans gossip on those elements that appear pivotal to him.\nWhitman employs his self as around kind of a prototype for all. He raises his self up to an abstract self representing any other individual because the poet believes, What I assume you sha ll assume. These talking to underline his idea: in scandalize of differences, all populace are bonded by a universality, which enables them to recognize and appreciate, perceive and share their individual perceptions with others. only universality is accompanied by uniqueness, the causality of shapes and colors in dazzling multitude. You shall discover to all sides and get across them from your self, notes the poet.\nSong of Myself is a series of scenes with an speech pattern on contrary aspects of life. The choice of themes is as broad as life. However, in this orchestra of voices and images, symbols and reminiscences, it is not difficult to see several life-and-death ideas (for example, the idea of unalterable regeneration of personality or warmheartedness of procreation in humans) that are exceptionally significant for the poet. For Whitman, corporation symbolizes natures constant flout to revive and recapitulate life. But the poet recognizes that he lives in t he creation of tones and undertones. Grass, for him, is also a symbol of ... '
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