“To You” is an 1856 poem by Walt Whitman. In the poem, Whitman suggests that readers, whom he addresses directly,

Question

&ldquo;To You&rdquo; is an 1856 poem by Walt Whitman. In the poem, Whitman suggests that readers, whom he addresses directly, have not fully understood themselves, writing, ______ blank Which quotation from &ldquo;To You&rdquo; most effectively illustrates the claim?

Accepted Answer

Choice A is the best answer because it presents the quotation that most directly illustrates the claim that Whitman&rsquo;s poem suggests that its readers haven&rsquo;t fully understood themselves. This quotation makes that point directly by saying to readers, &ldquo;You have not known what you are.&rdquo; The quotation goes on to reinforce this point using a metaphor of sleep, saying that readers have &ldquo;slumber&rsquo;d&rdquo; and that their &ldquo;eyelids have been the same as closed most of the time.&rdquo; Choice B is incorrect because this quotation doesn&rsquo;t suggest that readers haven&rsquo;t fully understood themselves but instead characterizes readers as &ldquo;immense&rdquo; and &ldquo;interminable.&rdquo; Although immense and interminable things can be difficult to understand, this quotation doesn&rsquo;t make that point. Choice C is incorrect because this quotation doesn&rsquo;t suggest that readers haven&rsquo;t fully understood themselves but instead conveys the speaker&rsquo;s regret over not having celebrated readers sooner. In fact, this quotation says nothing at all about readers themselves-it&rsquo;s focused solely on the speaker&rsquo;s feelings about readers. Choice D is incorrect because this quotation doesn&rsquo;t suggest that readers haven&rsquo;t fully understood themselves; instead, this quotation makes the point that the speaker has understood readers and is determined to create &ldquo;hymns&rdquo; about them.

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