Discuss a major theme from walt whitman’s “song of myself.” explain how that theme reflects the realist perspective.

One major theme from “Song of Myself” is death. Unlike the romantics, he does not believe in the concept of heaven or hell:

What do you think has become of the young and old men?

And what do you think has become of the women and children?

They are alive and well somewhere,

The smallest sprout shows there is really no death,

Whitman believes that people do not really disappear after death. The remains of the dead mix with the earth and grow in the form of vegetation:

I bequeath myself to the dirt to grow from the grass I love,

If you want me again look for me under your boot-soles.

what is margin again? i’m confusion

in railroad songs, workers swung their hammers during the offbeat. work songs combined with traditional musical and lyrical forms, such as hymns and ballads, to create spirituals, the blues, and other jazz styles. this blending of old and new can be seen when comparing the lyrics to the traditional irish song "lass of roch royal" and the blues song "the deal."

as work songs and other forms of jazz developed, jazz music spread across the united states. for example, a jazz style known as dixieland went from new orleans to chicago by means of the famous trumpet player louis armstrong. the original dixieland band developed out of armstrong's influence and, in the early 1920s, moved to new york city. once jazz reached new york, especially harlem, its development