What important theme of realism is reflected in these lines from “Song of Myself” by Walt Whitman?

And as to you Corpse I think you are good manure, but that does not offend me, I smell the
white roses sweet-scented and growing,
I reach to the leafy lips, I reach to the polish'd breasts of melons.

A) the beauty of nature and human life
B) the beautiful and harsh realities of life
C) the harsh realities of a cruel world
D) the mystery of the food chain in nature

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What important theme of realism is reflected in these lines from “Song of Myself” by Walt Whitman?

And as to you Corpse I think you are good manure, but that does not offend me, I smell the 
white roses sweet-scented and growing,
I reach to the leafy lips, I reach to the polish'd breasts of melons.


A) the beauty of nature and human life
B) the beautiful and harsh realities of life
C) the harsh realities of a cruel world
D) the mystery of the food chain in nature

anonymous · Answer

I think B, since it's saying that death is beautiful.

anonymous · Answer

Thank you.