I saw in lousiana a live oak growing
Saw in Louisiana a Live-Oak Growing Walt Whitman is considered one of the most important writers in the history of American Literature. ... I Saw in Louisiana a Live-Oak Growing, is a great example. An older man comes across an oak tree in Louisiana. He begins to compare his life and friendship with this Live-Oak growing as a symbol of this. The word Live-Oak is a form of metonymy standing for the old manís friendship. ... Even though it has no friends around or near, it still continues to live and grow and utter joyous leaves about. ... The ending line tells you that if the man had no friends, no companion, no one or nothing there to help him through things he wouldnít be there today looking upon this Live-Oak growing there as strong as can be.