All music is is what awakes from you when you are reminded by the instruments.
Walt WhitmanRead
The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Whitman emphasizes the beauty and significance of the United States as a creative and poetic entity.
In this quote, Walt Whitman expresses the idea that the United States embodies a grand and continuous poem, representing the collective experiences, struggles, and aspirations of its people. He likens the nation to a work of art, highlighting its diversity, creativity, and the profound narrative that is formed by the lives and histories of its citizens.
Themes
PoemUnited StatesBeautyArtIdentity
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about national pride, one might say, 'As Walt Whitman put it, the United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem.'
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