Walt Whitman likely wrote this poem to celebrate the different people and regions in the United States. His emphasis on diversity in hue, caste, rank, and religion suggests a desire to embrace and honor the unique characteristics and experiences of individuals from various backgrounds across the nation.
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Question
Read the quote from Song of Myself.
“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
Why would Whitman have written this poem?
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Show the wide array of social classes found in each region
Show the wide array of social classes found in each region
To celebrate the different people and regions in the United States
To celebrate the different people and regions in the United States
To talk about the religious differences in the regions
To talk about the religious differences in the regions
Point out how big the United States is in terms of land
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