5 Questions
What is the poet's attitude towards animals?
He feels comfortable and at home with them
What does the poet admire about animals?
Their placid and self-contain'd nature
What kind of relations does the poet believe animals show to him?
Relations that he accepts as tokens of himself
What does the poet wonder about in relation to animals?
Whether he passed by them huge times ago and negligently dropped tokens
How does the poet describe the behavior of animals?
They do not sweat and whine about their condition
Test your knowledge of Walt Whitman's poem about feeling more connected to animals than to humans. Explore the themes and messages conveyed in the poem.
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