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from Song of Myself, Number 52 by Walt Whitman

from Song of Myself, Number 52 by Walt Whitman. Feature Menu. Introducing the Poem Reading Skills: Comparing Themes Across Texts. from Song of Myself, Number 52 by Walt Whitman. from Song of Myself, Number 52 by Walt Whitman. I am large—I contain multitudes.

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from Song of Myself, Number 52 by Walt Whitman

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  1. from Song of Myself, Number 52by Walt Whitman Feature Menu Introducing the Poem Reading Skills: Comparing Themes Across Texts

  2. from Song of Myself, Number 52by Walt Whitman

  3. from Song of Myself, Number 52by Walt Whitman I am large—I contain multitudes. from Song of Myself, Number 14 by Walt Whitman

  4. from Song of Myself, Number 52by Walt Whitman In Song of Myself, Whitman describes a broad panorama of American experience. In this final section, Whitman • reveals the mind and spirit of the speaker • mocks his own egotism • proclaims his importance and inescapability • says farewell to the reader [End of Section]

  5. from Song of Myself, Number 52Reading Skills: Comparing Themes Across Texts The final section of Song of Myself is a coda—a summing up and restatement of the themes of the entire poem. • Poem 1 • Read the poem twice. Theme 1 • Write down your observations of how particular lines and phrases echo themes you’ve encountered in other Whitman poems. • Poem 2 Theme 2 • Poem 3 [End of Section]

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