What important theme of realism is reflected in these lines from “Song of Myself” by Walt Whitman?

The important theme of realism that is reflected in the lines from "Song of Myself" by Walt Whitman is the beautiful and harsh realities of life.

He is talking about a corpse, how a man died and his body has decomposed and it is very gruesome. However, he can see past that, and in the future, beautiful flowers are going to grow and nature is going to be wonderful once again.

Explanation:

themselves

an intensive pronoun is a pronoun that ends in self or selves, such as himself, herself, themselves, yourself, ourselves. since band members is a third person plural, the correct intensive pronoun would be themselves. if the band was talked about as a collective noun, itself would be the appropriate intensive pronoun. intensive pronouns are used to add emphasis to the noun it's modifying which is why it directly follows it.

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