Excerpt from: Song of Myself

Walt Whitman

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

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

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

Hoping to cease not till death.

What implications do these lines of the poem have regarding the question of national identity?

A) These lines suggest that nations don't exist in nature; only people do.

B) These lines suggest that national identity might exist in nature, but isn't important.

C) These lines suggest that anyone can claim whatever national identity seems convenient at any given time.

D) These lines suggest that national identity is forged through having deep ancestral roots in a place.

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Korbin Hunt

24 September, 18:31

Excerpt from: Song of Myself

Walt Whitman

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

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

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

Hoping to cease not till death.

What implications do these lines of the poem have regarding the question of national identity?

A) These lines suggest that nations don't exist in nature; only people do.

B) These lines suggest that national identity might exist in nature, but isn't important.

C) These lines suggest that anyone can claim whatever national identity seems convenient at any given time.

D) These lines suggest that national identity is forged through having deep ancestral roots in a place.

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Gunnar Robertson · Answer 1

The one given above is taken from " Song of Myself" which is a poem written by Walt Whitman and based on the excerpt presented above, what the lines imply regarding the question of national identity is that national identity is replicated through possessing deep ancestral roots in a place. The answer would be option D.