What is the speaker suggesting in the line below from Walt Whitman's poem "Song of Myself"? If you want me again look for me under your boot-soles.

a. That his body has dissolved into dirt

b. That his love went into cleaning his lover's boots

c. That the boots belonged to him

d. That he is worth as little as dirt

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Ali Crawford

17 December, 13:36

What is the speaker suggesting in the line below from Walt Whitman's poem "Song of Myself"? If you want me again look for me under your boot-soles.

a. That his body has dissolved into dirt

b. That his love went into cleaning his lover's boots

c. That the boots belonged to him

d. That he is worth as little as dirt

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Milo · Answer 1

Well, none of these options really explain what this line actually means. Whitman wanted to say here that he will die, just like everybody else, and that it is okay, it is part of life cycle. So, I'm guessing the closest answer could be A) That his body has dissolved into dirt.