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a) Nation of nations is referring to the United States being a melting pot of nations.
b) In “I hear america singing” Whitman supports this idea in the various types of people working very different jobs.

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a) In the beginning of section 51 the speaker asks the listener to snuff the sidle of evening and talk honestly.
b) In line 5, I think Whitman doesn’t mean this. His honest speaking is heard by millions.

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The main idea in lines 2 and 3 of section 52 of “song of myself” are saying that the speaker cannot be tamed or translated, that they will say their feelings that may seem outdated or weird and everyone can hear them.

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a) the vast similitude in this poem is the things that are connecting people, the similarities throughout the universe.
b) I think the speaker presents this idea very well and logically.

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I don’t think Whitman sees it this way. I think he views the United States as a part of the world, saying that everyone is connected. But I also think he thinks that the United States is great.

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Whitman fits into society because he is very patriotic, but he stands out because he says opinions that are completely his own in a poetry form that is his own.