Question

Which details from “Song of Myself” reflect characteristics of transcendentalism?

Select the two correct answers.


The speaker in the poems champions values like conformity and respect for authority.

Whitman encourages individualism and self-reliance with lines like “Not I, not any one else can travel that road for you, / You must travel it for yourself.”

In lines like “I see in them and myself the same old law,” Whitman expresses his doubts about American democracy.

The poems explore the interconnectedness of humankind, nature, and the divine.

Answer 1

The correct answer is: Whitman encourages individualism and self-reliance with lines like “Not I, not any one else can travel that road for you, / You must travel it for yourself.”

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Answer 2

Whitman encourages individualism and self-reliance with lines like “Not I, not any one else can travel that road for you, / You must travel it for yourself.”

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The poems explore the interconnectedness of humankind, nature, and the divine.

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