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Walt Whitman’s "Song of Myself" — Quiz

Question 8 • *KCPS English Language Arts 11 (2027)

Read the quotation from "Song of Myself." I loafe and invite my soul, I lean and loafe at my ease observing a spear of summer grass. How do these lines reflect the poet’s general style?

Answer
A
They show the poem’s relaxed, candid tone.
B
They show the poet’s love of highly ornate language.
C
They reveal a formal, historical interpretation.
D
They reveal natural processes in painstaking detail.

Explanation

The speaker says he will “loafe” and relax while observing a blade of grass, using direct, informal language. This reflects the poem’s relaxed, candid tone rather than ornate language or a formal historical interpretation.

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