At home on the hills of Vermont or in the woods of Maine, or the Texan ranch, comrade of Californians, comrade of free North-Westerners. . . . of every hue and caste am I, of every rank and religion.
—Walt Whitman, Song of Myself
Use the passage to answer the question.
Why did Whitman compose these lines?
(1 point)
Responses
to point out the vastness of the United States
to point out the vastness of the United States
to display the wide array of social classes of each region
to display the wide array of social classes of each region
to comment on the religious differences he noticed between regions
to comment on the religious differences he noticed between regions
to celebrate the different regions and people that make up the nation