"Song of Myself," by Walt Whitman, Whitman uses figurative language to express that he has a deep connection with nature because he was grown "from" it and grew up in the very place where he is sitting. ... This excerpt from Stanza I can connect to an excerpt in Stanza LII, which says "I bequeath myself to the dirt to grow from the grass I love,/ If you want me again look for me under your boot soles.... "Houses and rooms are full of perfumes the shelves are crowded with perfumes, I breathe the fragrance myself, and know it and like it, The distillation would in...

• Word Count: 950
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The self is the most central theme in many of Whitman's poems including "Song of Myself". ... In "Song of Myself", Whitman proclaims that he embodies everything and everyone. Democracy is another prevalent theme in "Song of Myself". ... The poem "Song of Myself" states that democracy needs to include all equally, or it will fail. ... Much of his poetry is about himself as in lines one through four of "Song of Myself": "I celebrate myself, and sing myself And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to y...

• Word Count: 1606
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School