What important theme of realism is reflected in these lines from "song of myself" by walt whitman? and as to you corpse i think you are good manure, but that does not offend me, i smell the white roses sweet-scented and growing, i reach to the leafy lips, i reach to the polish'd breasts of melons. a. the beauty of nature and human life b. the beautiful and harsh realities of life c. the harsh realities of a cruel world d. the mystery of the food chain in nature