Song of Myself

Rhyme: There is no rhyming to this poem. This poem could very well be written as a story.
Rhythm: The rhythm of this poem is the way it is because of the commas used and the repetition of certain words like clear and phrases like you shall. I think the author is trying to tell us, the readers, something when she uses the word "you". The structure of this poem is long and lengthy. The words used are very descriptive and have heavy meanings like equanimity. I had a hard time reading this poem and often had to reread certain spots because of the vernacular and language that was used. The author uses a set of parentheses on lines 36 and 37 saying "there are millions of suns left". She says this because she stresses the importance of life and also the coming of death upon oneself.

The author uses different ideas and pictures to describe his mood and emotions. When doing so, he turns to nature for a spin on life. He often refers to the sun, the earth, leaves, and vines. This poem is the ultimate description of life and finding out who the 'myself ' truly is. It starts off by having a kid ask about nature and the guy having to use symbolism to explain life. He explains how one day he will die eventually because that is a common aspect to every human. Then the poem shifts and goes to a new picture of men with a women watching over them. She sees light and happiness in them yet she feels like she knows everything about all of them. The author was trying to say that by living on this earth and being in the moment, you live through a lot of events and there's nothing better than that. Whitman does this by using his five senses and imagery. He tends to use anaphora's every so often which are the repetition of certain words. Overall, Whitman was trying to explain the two biggest events in life, life and death.