Not a bit tamed. Sound your barbaric yawp.

What it means

Whitman ends his great poem untamed and loud. Some part of you should never be domesticated. Let it be heard.

The source

"Not a bit tamed. Sound your barbaric yawp." Walt Whitman said it in Song of Myself, 52 (Leaves of Grass). Written in English: Leaves of Grass, 1891-92 edition.

"I too am not a bit tamed, I too am untranslatable, / I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world."

Original English (Leaves of Grass, 1891-92 edition), Song of Myself, 52 (Leaves of Grass). Text read at gutenberg.org.

Who said it

Walt Whitman (1819–1892). American poet who spent his life rewriting and expanding one book, Leaves of Grass, including Song of Myself and Song of the Open Road.

Questions

What does "Not a bit tamed. Sound your barbaric yawp." mean?

Whitman ends his great poem untamed and loud. Some part of you should never be domesticated. Let it be heard.

Who said "Not a bit tamed. Sound your barbaric yawp."?

Walt Whitman (1819–1892). Source: Song of Myself, 52 (Leaves of Grass).

What is the original wording?

I too am not a bit tamed, I too am untranslatable, / I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world (Original English (Leaves of Grass, 1891-92 edition)). Written in English: Leaves of Grass, 1891-92 edition.

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