How does the form of "Song of Myself" help the poem communicate its theme? By moving forward without formal restraints, the poet
justifies expressions of freedom in the work. The division of the poem into sections makes the poem more entertaining and more communicative. The presentation of several points of view makes the theme more memorable. The poem's longer length forces the reader to accept the theme as truth.
By moving forward without formal restraints, the poet justifies expressions of freedom in the work.
Explanation:
In "Song of Myself" the poet wanted to highlight something very intimate and profound, something that would be liberating and that would pass that feeling on to the reader in a very literal way. When reading the poem we can see that the poet wanted to implement freedom even in the form in which the poem was written, for this reason, he freed the poem from the formal restrictions of literature and poetic rules, writing freely, without hindrance and without no restriction.
