This essay needs at least five paragraphs. Cite passages and references from pertinent works; document carefully, using MLA format, as before. Make sure that your essay—even if written as a letter—contains an introduction (stating thesis and purpose statement); a body, developing the essay’s major points;. and a conclusion which comes full-circle to the introduction and provides closure for the thesis idea. Be sure to proofread carefully and slowly! Discuss Whitman’s definition and presentation of death. How does he regard the “final phenomenon” and express his understanding in his work? How does death fit into his poetic philosophy? Refer to at least two different poems, but focus on “Song of Myself,” “Out of the Cradle…” and “The Wound Dresser.”