Read the quotation from "Song of Myself."It is not far, it is within reach, Perhaps you have been on it since you were born and did not know, Perhaps it is everywhere on water and on land. Shoulder your duds dear son, and I will mine, and let us hasten forth, Wonderful cities and free nations we shall fetch as we go. In this quotation, the first stanza has a different style from the second section. What does this suggest about Whitman's overall style in the poem? (A) that Whitman does not have a distinctive style as a poet (B) that Whitman's style allows for various kinds of language (C) that Whitman is comfortable using traditional styles of poetry (D) that Whitman's style conforms to age-old rules of poetry

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Elle Horton

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5 February, 21:15

Read the quotation from "Song of Myself."It is not far, it is within reach, Perhaps you have been on it since you were born and did not know, Perhaps it is everywhere on water and on land. Shoulder your duds dear son, and I will mine, and let us hasten forth, Wonderful cities and free nations we shall fetch as we go. In this quotation, the first stanza has a different style from the second section. What does this suggest about Whitman's overall style in the poem? (A) that Whitman does not have a distinctive style as a poet (B) that Whitman's style allows for various kinds of language (C) that Whitman is comfortable using traditional styles of poetry (D) that Whitman's style conforms to age-old rules of poetry

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(B) that Whitman's style allows for various kinds of language

Explanation:

In Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself," the author makes use of a free verse structure, which can support the communication of far-reaching thoughts. As a consequence, even though the differences in style from stanza to stanza, throughout the poem Whitman can still reflect his ideas about the capacity of the human spirit, such as liberty and self-confidence.