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AET 364 Chapter Notes - Chapter song of the open road: Free Verse, Caesura, Enjambment

The long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. Henceforth i ask not good-fortune, i myself am good-fortune, Strong and content i travel the open road. I know they suffice for those who belong to them. (still here i carry my old delicious burdens, Song of the open road" by walt whitman describes a trip the speaker takes in order to learn about himself and enjoy the journey to an unnamed destination. The speaker of the poem is describing a trip on which he is embarking. He describes himself as being healthy and free, and he realizes he is the only person who is in complete control of his life; he chooses his own destiny. Because of this realization, he does not have to wish or hope or pray for good fortune. He attests that he, himself, is his own good fortune, and that is all he needs.

AET 364 Chapter Notes - Chapter song of the open road: Free Verse, Caesura, Enjambment

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