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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WHAT AM I AFTER ALL, by WALT WHITMAN Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: What am I after all but a child, pleas'd with the sound of my own name?
Last Line: Pronunciations in the sound of your name?
Subject(s): Names
First Line: What am I after all but a child, pleas'd with the sound of my own name?
Last Line: Pronunciations in the sound of your name?
Subject(s): Names
What am I after all but a child, pleas'd with the sound of
my own name? repeating it over and over;
I stand apart to hear -- it never tires me.
To you your name also;
Did you think there was nothing but two or three
pronunciations in the sound of your name?
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