Forget Myself

Poetry Explication Walt Whitman was an inspirational poet who mainly focuses on the ideas of Transcendentalism and Romanticism. These ideals show in the poem "When I heard the learn'd astronomer". This poem focuses on the importance of appreciating nature and is beneficial to those people who spend most of their time indoors. The poem "When I heard the learned astronomer" is explaining the issues that arise when people only view the world in an intellectual way. Whitman is not saying that…

By celebrating the beauty of the human body in Song of Myself, Walt Whitman promotes the philosophy of “[taking] off your hat to nothing known or unknown or to any man or number of men”. In section 24, when Whitman says, “I do not press my finger across my mouth //copulation is no more rank to me than death is”, he displays the need to embrace sexuality. Whitman sees the beauty in sex, and refuses to repress his ideals because of society’s opinion (Whitman 1245). In the preface, Whitman conveys…

which professes the priesthood of all believers. He did not follow this religion as an adult. According to his doctrine, “No restrictions whatever should be placed upon an individual’s religious convictions.” In Song of Myself #48, in the first Stanza: “I celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you,” shows how he does not discriminate on others’ ideas and religions but rather has his own perception which challenges…

fifth response on song of myself by Walt Whitman jacklyn signorile I believe in you my soul the other I must not a bath itself to you and you must not be a best to the other this is the phrases that Walt Whitman has chosen to begin his fist poem in his trilogy entitled song of myself. Loaf with me on the grass Whitman requests implying lay with me in the grass lose the stuff from your throat it seems as if Whitman is giving vocal coaching he moves on to say not words not music or rhyme I want…

not contain Ponithea. When she was sixteen, her parents had finally had enough. Her father, the ruling monarch, banished her to the island of Erimos. She was given a fortnight to pack her things, say goodbye to her family, and leave. “I shall never forget you, my child.” “Neither will I, mother.” “Here, take this, hopefully this will help you until I can save you.” Ponithea’s mother pulled out a small burlap bag. It jangled as it was set in…

The Golden Touch In this society, separated by wealth, one’s external appearance directly correlates with not only their lifestyle, but also his or her values. The golds, the masters, were driven, evil and unrepentant, while the reds, the slaves, were hardworking and loyal but distressed and worn out from the harsh labor. Darrow from Red Rising by Pierce Brown was a fortunate red as he was the only one given the opportunity to rebuild his life as a gold. When Darrow was a red, he was a…

yourself. I understand that the student must understand themselves, but I do not understand why a student can not take ideas from someone else and use them in their own studies of himself. Personally, if I were a student who is attempting to find myself, I may want…

Once more, I felt the emptiness take residence in me. When did the feeling first arrive? The kids around me, all yelling at and flirting with one another, blurred into the steel walls. What was it that separated me from being like them? The school bus lurched forward. We approached closer and closer to yet another stop, where a parent stood waiting in grim expression. Five students stood. If there were ever worst days, this was one of them. I closed my eyes to suspend the watery burn…

louder than words. In high school people don’t notice these things as much. Little that they know people experience these things. You see this happen more often with girls than with boys, I know this from experience. I have had times when I expressed myself in a wrong way and it almost got me in trouble. A lot of people notice these type of things, even people I don’t know. The way actions speak louder it can be more powerful than words is by the way you present yourself or express yourself.…

pressure to forget. Similarly, Offred in, The Handmaids Tale struggles to forget her past no matter how much she efforts to. The fact that Offred is unable to forget her past is further clarified through Offred’s flashbacks, her state of mind causing her to imagine components and revising times of her and Luke’s life together, and her understanding of what she means to the world of Gilead. To begin, Margaret Atwood develops an understanding that the narrator Offred is unable to forget her past…