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Song of Myself (1892 version) By Walt Whitman. 1. I celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. I loafe and invite my soul, I lean and loafe at my ease observing a spear of summer grass.
Song of Myself, 1 [I Celebrate myself] Walt Whitman. 1819 –. 1892. I Celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. I loafe and invite my soul, I lean and loafe at my ease observing a spear of summer grass.
Summary and Analysis: Song of Myself Sections 1-5, lines 1-98. This poem celebrates the poet's self, but, while the "I" is the poet himself, it is, at the same time, universalized. The poet will "sing myself," but "what I assume you shall assume,/For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you." The poet loafs on the grass and invites his ...
This section begins with “I” and ends with “you,” just as the entire “Song of Myself” does the same: we experience the transfer of energy from Whitman’s “I” to the “you” that we as readers learn to inhabit in this poem.
A summary of “Song of Myself” in Walt Whitman's Whitman’s Poetry. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of Whitman’s Poetry and what it means. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans.
Song of Myself. 1. I celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. I loafe and invite my soul, I lean and loafe at my ease observing a spear of summer grass. My tongue, every atom of my blood, form’d from this soil, this air,
Apr 6, 2024 · LibriVox recording of Song of Myself by Walt Whitman. Read in English by Phil Benson Benson. Walt Whitman's best known poem - a vast and multidinous celebration of American life in which the 'myself' of the title becomes at one with the universe. 'Song of Myself' was first published in 1855 as part of the collection Leaves of Grass and revised ...
