Whitman's "Song Of Myself"

5 Questions | By Ccnehrenberg | Last updated: Mar 20, 2022 | Total Attempts: 1841

Read each of these passages from "Song of Myself. " Then determine which statement comes closest to the attitude or world view that Whitman expresses in the passage. Take a screenshot of your score report to submit on the next page.

Questions and Answers

1.

I loaf and invite my soul. I lean and loaf at my ease observing a spear of summer grass.
- A.
  
  a. People should not interfere with nature.
- B.
  
  b. Observation of nature is a valuable activity.
- C.
  
  c. Only lazy people have time to enjoy nature.
2.

There are really the thoughts of all men in all ages and lands, they are not original with me, / If they are not yours as much they are mine they are nothing, or next to nothing.
- A.
  
  a. Any individual's voice is a humble voice, prone to error.
- B.
  
  b. The human soul is essentially the same in every time and place.
- C.
  
  c. If poetry does not express new ideas and feelings, it is worthless.
3.

I, now thirty-seven years old in perfect health begin, Hoping to cease not till death.
- A.
  
  a. Life is an active business, not a passive one.
- B.
  
  b. Good health is essential to leading a good life.
- C.
  
  c. As one grows older, one naturally slows down.
4.

The wild gander leads his flock through the cool night, Ya-honk he says, and sounds it down to me like an invitation.
- A.
  
  a. Wild creatures can inspire a sense of adventure in people.
- B.
  
  b. People are essentially followers, looking for a strong leader.
- C.
  
  c. Birds are unpleasant creatures that send secret messages few humans can understand.
5.

Do I contradict myself? / Very well then I contradict myself, / (I am large, I contain multitudes.)
- A.
  
  a. People who contradict themselves are phony hypocrites.
- B.
  
  b. To feel shame for being overweight is a foolish contradiction.
- C.
  
  c. The human spirit is capable of contradictions, which is no bad thing.