In Walt Whitman’s, “Song of Myself” section 6 is mere description of the various
responses to “What is the grass?”. As well as its connotation towards the death and life
cycle throughout the entire poem itself. For example, this is seen when in line 105 is
referring to grass being in the beginning of its life. Line 105 states, “Or I guess the grass is
itself a child, the produced babe of the vegetation.” Referring to the grass as a child is the
key component of life and death cycle throughout the entire section itself. Not only to the
reference of the word “child” is a form of birth but so is words like “produced”, “babe”,
and “vegetation” in which refer to the newly created produce of life. But as our speaker
continues to discuss the various forms of what grass could be defined as. This is due to the
child in the beginning referring to our speaker of “What is the grass?”. Because of this he
continues on to say, “Or I guess it is a uniform hieroglyphic, and it means, Sprouting alike
in broad zones and narrow zones,”. Ultimately its reflecting to the forms of representing an
equal representation of everyone in society such as a form of exactness. This is referred to
the form in which grass is “sprouted” grown or found in different zones now matter how
big or small the area may be. Whitman’s philosophy is that there is such thing as