Question

At home on the hills of Vermont or in the woods of Maine, or the Texan ranch, comrade of Californians, comrade of free North-Westerners. . . . of every hue and caste am I, of every rank and religion.
—Walt Whitman, Song of Myself



Use the passage to answer the question.
Why did Whitman compose these lines?

(1 point)
Responses

to comment on the religious differences he noticed between regions
to comment on the religious differences he noticed between regions

to celebrate the different regions and people that make up the nation
to celebrate the different regions and people that make up the nation

to display the wide array of social classes of each region

Answer 1

to celebrate the different regions and people that make up the nation