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| Whitman declares: "The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem" (112). Can the United States simultaneously exist as a poem and nation? How does this metaphor emphasizes unity, structure, and grapple with the vision of the United States, a singular state that happens to be composed of many nations. In other words, what are the implications of imagining a country really be a poem? | Whitman declares: "The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem" (112). Can the United States simultaneously exist as a poem and nation? How does this metaphor emphasizes unity, structure, and grapple with the vision of the United States, a singular state that happens to be composed of many nations. In other words, what are the implications of imagining a country really be a poem? | ||
