Leaves of Grass, Part 14 summary
Part 14 of 358 · Book 1: Inscriptions · 1 min to read the part
In To a Certain Female Singer, the speaker offers a gift first intended for a hero, speaker, or general devoted to human freedom. By recognizing the singer as equally deserving, the speaker broadens the range of people who merit this honor.
What happens
- The speaker offers the singer a gift.
- The speaker explains that the gift was reserved for someone serving human progress and freedom.
- The speaker names resistance to tyrants and daring rebellion as reasons for deserving it.
- The speaker recognizes the singer as equally entitled to the gift.
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What to notice
The closing recognition places the singer on equal terms with the heroes and rebels the speaker first considers.
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For whom does the speaker first reserve the gift?
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