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In the second (1856) edition, Whitman used the title "Poem of Walt Whitman, an American," which was shortened to "Walt Whitman" for the third (1860) edition. [1] The poem was divided into fifty-two numbered sections for the fourth (1867) edition and finally took on the title "Song of Myself" in the last edition (1891–2). [1]
" Sometimes with one I love I fill myself with rage for fear I effuse" Leaves of Grass (Book V. Calamus) 1860 Song at Sunset " Splendor of ended day floating and filling me," Leaves of Grass (Book XXXIII. Songs of Parting) Song for All Seas, All Ships " To-day a rude brief recitative," Leaves of Grass (Book XIX. Sea-Drift) Song of Myself
The poems of the first edition, which were given titles in later issues, included: "Song of Myself" "A Song for Occupations" "To Think of Time" "The Sleepers" "I Sing the Body Electric" "Faces" "Song of the Answerer" "Europe: The 72d and 73d Years of These States" "A Boston Ballad" "There Was a Child Went Forth" "Who Learns My Lesson Complete?" and
The succeeding untitled twelve poems totaled 2315 lines with 1336 lines belonging to the first untitled poem, later called "Song of Myself". The book received its strongest praise from Ralph Waldo Emerson , who wrote a flattering five-page letter to Whitman and spoke highly of the book to friends. [ 60 ]
As the title is, “One’s Self,” not “Myself”, this already forms the bond between the reader and writer which again is what he is conveying in the poem. The final line has the reader caught up in the difference between past heroes and the “modern man” which is just as powerful if one believes that it is so. [citation needed]
"I Contain Multitudes" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, the opening track on his 39th studio album, Rough and Rowdy Ways (2020). It was released as the album's second single on April 17, 2020, through Columbia Records. [2] [3] The title of the song is taken from Section 51 of the poem "Song of Myself" by Walt Whitman. [4]
In other words, the poem text is readily available through this article. As far as when to include a poem text in the article about the poem, consider what would a printed encyclopedia do (few would include a full poem). The Wikiproject Poetry page (linked in the box at the top of this discussion page) offers some guidelines too, I believe.
In Whitman’s poem, the reader can find symbolism through the journey of life and the open, democratic society of that time. In the first 8 sections of the poem, Whitman observes the freedoms in life shown through the open road, “Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road; Healthy, free, the world before me; The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose.”