Question

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

Answer 1

it is B

i have read the book

Answer 2

Answer:

Letter B.

Explanation:

Firstly, Realism, both in its artistic and philosophic concepts, can be simply defined as a general attempt to depict objects; situations; events truthfuly. As they are, in reality.

When he describes Corpse as a good manure, and the roses' scent as sweet,

Whitman is simply describing them as what they are. He's not implying any poethic, abstract meaning to them.

Besides that, the answer is also justified by the antagonism he presents us: First describing a corpse - something generally repulsive to most (the harsh reality of life), and then a roses - something pleasant to most (the bautiful reality).