ares for this tree that he picked out of no where. The man brings the twig home with him and places it in his room somewhere visible so that he can enjoy it. Then he says that it is not there to remind him of his friends because that is all that he thinks of lately. The reason that he did this is to remind himself of his life and how he chose these friends and continued to carry them along throughout his lifetime. Whitman uses many different techniques toward intriguing his readers toward his work. A very quaint way is through homosexual aspects. In the tenth line of the poem W. Whitman says that the twig reminds the man of manly love. When someone reads this the words manly love just sticks out at you and you end up reading it. He again states that the tree maintains it willingness to grow among no others and continue to grow beautifully and halcyon. The second to the last line of the poem again restates the comparison of the tree to the man. The words uttering joyous leaves all its life, means that the man has lived a wonderful life. 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 wouldnt be there today looking upon this Live-Oak growing there as strong as can be. I Saw in Louisiana a Live-Oak Growing. Walt Whitman used imagery to help explain most aspects of this circle of life. As you look at this title, now, you can see the symbolism that Whitman used to show you his life through friendship and the life towards the end without them. You can survive without having someone there to pick you up when your down, as long as you have the will of the Live-Oak tree, that is still growing....
