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Embracing Nature and Voices: Whitman's Ode to Humanity

Whitman embraces nature, unsung heroes, and the cosmos in his poetry, advocating for pride and affection towards all beings. Through powerful imagery, the poet explores diverse human experiences, from a trapper's marriage with a Native American "red girl" to sheltering a runaway slave. His omniscient persona delves into the voices of the marginalized, embodying a voice of the people that cannot be confined by conventional beauty standards.

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Embracing Nature and Voices: Whitman's Ode to Humanity

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  1. From Song of Myself

  2. # 10 • Stanza 1 • Hunting in the wilderness • Stanzas 2 and 3 • Yankee clipper – fastest and most popular sailing vessels • Shares chowder with clam-diggers

  3. #10 • Stanza 3 • Witnesses a trapper’s marriage into a Native American family • “red girl” – Native American • Readers should feel pride and affection • Stanza 4 • Shelters a runaway slave

  4. #10 • Whitman sees himself as one who embraces nature, others and cosmos

  5. #33 • The speaker takes on the voices of unsung heroes: a skipper in a storm, a mother burnt as a witch in front of her children, a hunted slave, a firefighter crushed by a falling building, and a dyeing general under fire.

  6. #33 • “All these I feel or am” • The speaker is omniscient and Whitman’s own emphatic persona • Persona – the voice the speaker takes on

  7. # 52 • Highly personal and true to Whitman’s nature • He mocks his own ego, but proclaims his importance as well • A voice of the people

  8. #52 • Hawk’s cry = poet’s voice • Powerful because • it is not tame • it cannot be translated or understood by conventional standards of beauty

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