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1	[[quoteright:215:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/514qufgpodl.jpg]]
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3	->''I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey work of the stars.''
4	-->-- "Song of Myself"
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6	''Leaves of Grass'' is a collection of {{poetry}} by American author Creator/WaltWhitman.
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8	Many editions of ''Leaves of Grass'' exist, as Whitman revised it many times before his death. The original version was published in 1855, then a revised edition in 1856, then another in 1860, [[SerialEscalation then ANOTHER in 1867, 1881,]] 1881, 1889, and [[OverlyLongGag 1891]].
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10	'''Poems from ''Leaves of Grass'' you might recognize:'''
11	* "Song of Myself"
12	* "I Sing the Body Electric"
13	* "I Hear America Singing"
14	* "O Captain! My Captain!"
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16	!!This volume provides examples of:
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18	* InHarmonyWithNature: Large parts of "Song of Myself" are about the narrator realizing that everything is interconnected, and about him getting in tune with nature.
19	* MindScrew: Some of it.
20	* ThePowerOfLanguage: "To the Sayers of Words" takes a [[TheTreacheryOfImages Treachery of Images]] approach to language, exploring the relationship between the word and that which it represents.
21	-->Were you thinking that those were the words--\
22	those upright lines? those curves, angles, dots?\
23	No, those are not the words--the substantial words\
24	are in the ground and sea,\
25	They are in the air--they are in you.
26	* TheWorldIsJustAwesome: The narrator in "Song of Myself" expresses awe at the mundane things of the world, including a leaf of grass, an ant, a grazing cow, and a mouse.
27	-->I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars, \
28	And the pismire is equally perfect, and a grain of sand, and the egg of the wren, \
29	And the tree-toad is a chef-d’œuvre for the highest, \
30	And the running blackberry would adorn the parlors of heaven, \
31	And the narrowest hinge in my hand puts to scorn all machinery, \
32	And the cow crunching with depress’d head surpasses any statue, \
33	And a mouse is miracle enough to stagger sextillions of infidels.

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