Song of the Open Road by walt whitman
Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road,
Healthy, free, the world before me,
The long brown path before me leading wherever Ichoose.
Henceforth I ask not good-fortune, I myself am
good-fortune,
Henceforth I whimper no more, postpone no more,
need nothing,
Done with indoor complaints, libraries, querulous
criticisms,
Strong and content I travel the open road.
The earth, that is sufficient,
I do not want the constellations any nearer,
I know they are very well where they are,
I know they suffice for those who belong to them.
(Still here I carry my old delicious burdens,
I carry them, men and women, I carry them with me
wherever I go,
I swear it is impossible for me to get rid of them,
I am fill’d with them, and I will fill them in return.)
Walt Whitman, a well known poet, essayist and journalist of America broadly called
a father of free verse. This poem is written in free verse to give intense pleasure to readers.
The title of the poem ‘Song of the open Road’ is metaphoric and suggestive indicating mobility
and way of life.
a father of free verse. This poem is written in free verse to give intense pleasure to readers.
The title of the poem ‘Song of the open Road’ is metaphoric and suggestive indicating mobility
and way of life.
This poem is written in fifteen stanzas. It is the first stanza of the poem. Poet is strongly
influenced by democratic way of life. In this poem, poet is indicating a road as a democratic
way of leading life in which everyone can walk freely where no place for any discrimination.
Poet is a follower of liberty. Here road stands for mobility. He does not want to be stayed.
Travelling is a fond of poet and he wants to travel with free mind. Road symbolizes the way of life.
Poet suggests us to lead the way of life without any burden.
influenced by democratic way of life. In this poem, poet is indicating a road as a democratic
way of leading life in which everyone can walk freely where no place for any discrimination.
Poet is a follower of liberty. Here road stands for mobility. He does not want to be stayed.
Travelling is a fond of poet and he wants to travel with free mind. Road symbolizes the way of life.
Poet suggests us to lead the way of life without any burden.
Explanation of poem:(summary)
Poet has planned without keeping burden in heart to take a walk on the road which is free for
everyone. Poet wants to lead his life on such road which is free from every barriers of life and
healthy for the individual development. While walking on the road of life, world should be seems
healthy for the overall development of human kinds and free from any discrimination between
poor and rich people. Poet has many choices of road to walk but he decided to follow the road
of life which he likes. He is confident about his decision and not asking for any help or support
from anyone. While leading life on the decided road, poet will not cry for any demands like others.
He is firm on his decision. He determined to walk on decided road. He will not postpone his plan.
He has finished his indoor problems. He has faced with many complains and critics. He learned
much lessons from the book of library. Now he wants to be free from daily duties and walks on
the road he decided. Poet’s determination is strong and he is content with himself. For him,
Earth is sufficient, he need not any more things in his life. He doesn’t want to expect any more.
everyone. Poet wants to lead his life on such road which is free from every barriers of life and
healthy for the individual development. While walking on the road of life, world should be seems
healthy for the overall development of human kinds and free from any discrimination between
poor and rich people. Poet has many choices of road to walk but he decided to follow the road
of life which he likes. He is confident about his decision and not asking for any help or support
from anyone. While leading life on the decided road, poet will not cry for any demands like others.
He is firm on his decision. He determined to walk on decided road. He will not postpone his plan.
He has finished his indoor problems. He has faced with many complains and critics. He learned
much lessons from the book of library. Now he wants to be free from daily duties and walks on
the road he decided. Poet’s determination is strong and he is content with himself. For him,
Earth is sufficient, he need not any more things in his life. He doesn’t want to expect any more.
Poet doesn’t want the company of any influential person. Influential persons are happy with
themselves, and they are suitable for their followers. Poet does not want to follow any influential
person. He is free and wants to deal his life in his own way. Poet considers company of
old friends as delicious burden. It is sweet memories for him and he wants to carry with him forever.
Though poet considers him free from any boundaries but he agrees that it is not possible for him
to forget men and women with whom he spends quality of time in past days. Life of poet is filled
with such men and women of past. In return journey poet decided to fill the life of his old friends
with joy and experience. Poet wants to spreads the message of love and equality in the life of
his friends.
themselves, and they are suitable for their followers. Poet does not want to follow any influential
person. He is free and wants to deal his life in his own way. Poet considers company of
old friends as delicious burden. It is sweet memories for him and he wants to carry with him forever.
Though poet considers him free from any boundaries but he agrees that it is not possible for him
to forget men and women with whom he spends quality of time in past days. Life of poet is filled
with such men and women of past. In return journey poet decided to fill the life of his old friends
with joy and experience. Poet wants to spreads the message of love and equality in the life of
his friends.
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