Song of Myself
Walt Whitman
1819 to 1892
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Reconstruct the poem by dragging each line into its correct position. Your goal is to reassemble the original poem as accurately as possible. As you move the lines, you'll see whether your arrangement is correct, helping you explore the poem's flow and meaning. You can also print out the jumbled poem to cut up and reassemble in the classroom. Either way, take your time, enjoy the process, and discover how the poet's words come together to create something truly beautiful.
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Hoping to cease not till death.
I loafe and invite my soul,
For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.
My tongue, every atom of my blood, form'd from this soil, this air,
I, now thirty-seven years old in perfect health begin,
Born here of parents born here from parents the same, and their parents the same,
I celebrate myself, and sing myself,
I lean and loafe at my ease observing a spear of summer grass.
And what I assume you shall assume,