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