Question

road?
1. How does the poet
take to the open
2. How does the poet describe the path in the first stanza?
3. What are some of the things that the poet says he is done with as he takes to the
open road?
4. What does the poet say about the constellations?
5. What does the poet still carry? What else does he say
about them?​

Answer 1

Answer:

• Song of the Open Road’ by Walt Whitman appeared in what many scholars deem one of the most influential poetry texts of all time, Leaves of Grass, which was first published on July 4, 1855. A journalist and teacher by trade, Walt Whitman is known as a poet and essayist, and many modern poets credit his poetry with inspiring and influencing their own works. Whitman was born on Long Island and grew up in the New York area. He had very little formal schooling, but he considered himself to be a lifelong learner. He took jobs at print shops; additionally, he taught school and worked on several newspapers. Whitman died at the age of 72 after suffering a debilitating stroke. His poems and essays are read in classrooms throughout the United States and the world.