“Song of Myself” Writing
The poet, Walt Whitman, conveys what the grass is through “Song of Myself” from the collection of Leaves of Grass; the grass is everything all at once, but also how the individual has his or her place in the world because it is composed of the same material. Whitman articulates “What do you think has become of the young and old men? And what do you think has become of the women and children? They are alive and well somewhere. The smallest sprout shows there is really no death” (II. 38-41). What’s being proven is how the grass is a circle of life. So when we die we are buried underground and end up decomposing. When we decompose is what the grass takes in to grow. We’re like a fertilizer. This is significant because
The poet, Walt Whitman, conveys what the grass is through “Song of Myself” from the collection of Leaves of Grass; the grass is everything all at once, but also how the individual has his or her place in the world because it is composed of the same material. Whitman articulates “What do you think has become of the young and old men? And what do you think has become of the women and children? They are alive and well somewhere. The smallest sprout shows there is really no death” (II. 38-41). What’s being proven is how the grass is a circle of life. So when we die we are buried underground and end up decomposing. When we decompose is what the grass takes in to grow. We’re like a fertilizer. This is significant because