Whitman Poetry and Transcendentalism

In the poem "Song of Myself", in what line does Whitman most clearly describe a belief in an Oversoul?

• I celebrate myself, and sing myself

• And what I assume you shall assume,

• For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.

• I lean and loafe at my ease observing a spear of summer grass.

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In the poem "Song of Myself", in what line does Whitman most clearly describe a belief in the positive influence of nature?

• I celebrate myself, and sing myself

• I, now thirty-seven years old in perfect health begin

• I permit to speak at every hazard, Nature without check with original energy.

• I lean and loafe at my ease observing a spear of summer grass.

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In the poem "Song of Myself", in what line does Whitman's narrator most clearly demonstrate optimism?

• I celebrate myself, and sing myself

• My tongue, every atom of my blood, form'd from this soil, this air

• Creeds and schools in abeyance

• I harbor for good or bad.

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In the poem "Song of Myself", in what line does Whitman most clearly describe a belief in intuition as the basis for learning? (Choose two.)

• I loafe and invite my soul,

• My tongue, every atom of my blood, form'd from this soil, this air

• I permit to speak at every hazard, Nature without check with original energy.

• I harbor for good or bad.

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In the poem "Song of Myself", in what line does Whitman most clearly describe pleasure in a simple lifestyle?

• And what I assume you shall assume

• I lean and loafe at my ease observing a spear of summer grass.

• I permit to speak at every hazard, Nature without check with original energy.

• Born here of parents born here from parents the same, and their parents the same.

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In the entire poem "O Me! O Life!", what Transcendental principle is most clearly represented?

• Civil Disobedience

• Optimism

• Individuality

• Positive Influence of Nature

In the poem "O Me! O Life!", in what line does Whitman suggest a preference for living in a rural setting?

• Oh me! O life! of the questions of these recurring

• Of the endless trains of the faithless, of cities fill'd with the foolish

• Of myself forever reproaching myself

• That you are here--that life exists and identity

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In the poem "O Me! O Life!", in what line does Whitman most clearly suggest a belief in an Oversoul? (Choose two.)

• Oh me! O life! of the questions of these recurring

• Of the endless trains of the faithless, of cities fill'd with the foolish

• Of the empty and useless years of the rest, with the rest me intertwined

• That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse.

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In the poem "O Me! O Life!", in what line does Whitman most clearly suggest a desire for a simpler lifestyle away from the city? (Choose two.)

• Of eyes that vainly crave the light, of the objects mean, of the struggle ever renew'd

• Of the endless trains of the faithless, of cities fill'd with the foolish

• That you are here--that life exists and identity

• That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse.

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In the poem "O Me! O Life!", in what line does Whitman most clearly put forth an argument for optimism? (Choose two.)

• Of eyes that vainly crave the light, of the objects mean, of the struggle ever renew'd

• Of the endless trains of the faithless, of cities fill'd with the foolish

• That you are here--that life exists and identity

• That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse.

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