- "<em>The sniff of green leaves and dry leaves, and of the shore and dark-color’d sea-rocks, and of hay in the barn,/ The sound of the belch’d words of my voice loos’d to the eddies of the wind"</em>
In this quote, Whitman reflects Romantic thinking as he talks about the nature that surrounds him. Like most Romantic thinkers, Whitman finds a chance to reflect when surrounded by nature. Moreover, he finds a type of wisdom and inspiration in natural settings, and sees them as intrinsically connected to him.
- <em>"You shall possess the good of the earth and sun, (there are millions of suns left,)/ You shall no longer take things at second or third hand, nor look through the eyes of the dead, nor feed on the spectres in books"</em>
In these lines, Whitman refers to the "good of the earth and sun," to "the eyes of the dead," and "the spectres in books." All of these statements refers to cultural and traditional sources of inspiration and knowledge. A common trait among the Romantics was an interest in rediscovering such sources of knowledge.
- <em>"I celebrate myself, and sing myself,/ And what I assume you shall assume,/ For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you."</em>
A characteristic of Romantic literature is a focus on the author's inner world, inner feelings and personal experiences. In this poem, we see that Whitman mostly focuses on the feelings that exist within himself, and that make him reflect on his place in the world.
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according to the oxford dictionary
quote
/kwəʊt/
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verb
1.
repeat or copy out (words from a text or speech written or spoken by another person).
"I realized she was quoting passages from Shakespeare"
Similar:
recite
repeat
say again
reproduce
restate
retell
echo
iterate
parrot
take
extract
excerpt
derive
misquote
ingeminate
2.
give someone (the estimated price of a job or service).
"a garage quoted him £30"
Similar:
estimate
state
set
tender
bid
offer
price something at
noun
1.
a quotation from a text or speech.
"a quote from Wordsworth"
2.
a quotation giving the estimated cost for a particular job or service.
"quotes from different insurance companies"
Presenting sound reasons and credible evidence for the author's claim.
