Walt Whitman is an author that excels in transcendentalism but also engages in American themes in his work. In his writing he describes the world and everything in it as an element of beauty. In his poem “Song of Myself” he essentially tries to “fit” in the universe in his epic. He does not only describe the glory of nature but he also sees the beauty in the relationship people have with nature. Nature is more than animals and greenery, but it is also the intellect. The mind is naturally processing itself and humans can only control a small fraction of that. The brain can pick up senses that allow people to get in touch with nature by sight, touch, taste, and sound. Whitman projects these senses through his poem, especially the senses of sight,
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In section twenty-one he describes a magnificent paradise, which is earth. He does not only notice the beauty in earth but he wants to be it. This paradise he describes is so grand it is not possible for him to put it all in his poem.
In all Whitman is commonly known for his aspects of transcendentalism in his writings. He drove the movement of creating poems that were more in touch with one’s self and nature. This idea was not very common among poets of that time which makes Whitman stand out. He also applies “far fetched” transcendentalist ideas in his work, while the American themes are kept his work. Whitman applies the American themes of Alienation and otherness, the cult of individuality, and the dream of territory/ paradise and it can be seen in his “Song of Myself” …show more content…
Whitman does not answer this question so lightly. He could have simply stated the obvious and told the child it is an element of nature. Instead he tells the child he only knows as much he does. Whitman takes this question of grass and applies himself in it. He compares grass with age, death, and rebirth. He states, “The smallest sprout shows there is really no death.” He continues on saying it is just as worth dying as it is living. Life is a continuous cycle one ceases and another grows. And then he slowly fades away in section seven and becomes the viewer; he is there and even if he’s not truly
In section twenty-one he describes a magnificent paradise, which is earth. He does not only notice the beauty in earth but he wants to be it. This paradise he describes is so grand it is not possible for him to put it all in his poem.
In all Whitman is commonly known for his aspects of transcendentalism in his writings. He drove the movement of creating poems that were more in touch with one’s self and nature. This idea was not very common among poets of that time which makes Whitman stand out. He also applies “far fetched” transcendentalist ideas in his work, while the American themes are kept his work. Whitman applies the American themes of Alienation and otherness, the cult of individuality, and the dream of territory/ paradise and it can be seen in his “Song of Myself” …show more content…
Whitman does not answer this question so lightly. He could have simply stated the obvious and told the child it is an element of nature. Instead he tells the child he only knows as much he does. Whitman takes this question of grass and applies himself in it. He compares grass with age, death, and rebirth. He states, “The smallest sprout shows there is really no death.” He continues on saying it is just as worth dying as it is living. Life is a continuous cycle one ceases and another grows. And then he slowly fades away in section seven and becomes the viewer; he is there and even if he’s not truly