Question

explain & interprete this line from the given extract. "strong and content i travel the open road​

Answer 1

The given extract is taken from 'Song of the Open Road' by Walt Whitman, he was known as a poet essayist and many modern poets credit his poetry with inspiring and influencing their own works.

• The speaker of the poem is describing a trip on which he is embarking, he belies he is the only person who is in complete control of his life, he chooses his own destiny.
• The themes of freedom, the self, and nature in 'Song of the Open Road', the speaker is setting out on the open road on foot.
• He is light-hearted and open to all, he is about to experience.
• The speaker recognizes that it is he who is in control of his journey.
• He will choose where the path will take him on his journey.
• In conclusion, the speaker declares that he cannot rid himself of them, instead, he and his burdens share a symbiotic relationship of sorts, he is filled with hidden burdens that do not define him, rather, he accepts them and carries them with him wherever he goes.