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Walt Whitman - O Me! O Life!

O ME! O life!... of the questions of these recurring; 
Of the endless trains of the faithless—of cities fill’d with the foolish; 
Of myself forever reproaching myself, (for who more foolish than I, and who more
    faithless?) 
Of eyes that vainly crave the light—of the objects mean—of the struggle ever
	renew’d; 
Of the poor results of all—of the plodding and sordid crowds I see around me;
Of the empty and useless years of the rest—with the rest me intertwined; 
The question, O me! so sad, recurring—What good amid these, O me, O life? 
  
Answer.
That you are here—that life exists, and identity; 
That the powerful play goes on, and you will contribute a verse.

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O Me! O Life! - Comments and Information

Poet: Walt Whitman
Poem: 1. O Me! O Life!
Volume: Leaves of Grass
- 12. Leaves of Grass
Year: Published/Written in 1900

Comment 16 of 16, added on March 25th, 2008 at 12:56 AM.

I believe this poem alludes to Shakespeare's quote, "All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages." because of the line, "That the powerful play goes on, and you will contribute a verse." I believe that what that line means is that people will come and go in your life and so will you. You will just be contributing a verse, some of your life, to the powerful play, which is the entire world, life Shakespeare has already stated.

Sophie from United States
Comment 15 of 16, added on April 9th, 2007 at 9:54 PM.

I agree with Dori, too. That'll move the chains!

Juanita from United States
Comment 14 of 16, added on March 1st, 2007 at 8:00 AM.

I like this Poem!
Thank you for your analysation.
I need this for my English lesson ;)

Hannah from Germany

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