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What statement below best sums up the literary significance of Walt Whitman ?
Correct answer: D. Both A and B
- A. Father of free verse
- B. Father of American Poetry
- C. Circumference
- D. Both A and B
Explanation
Walt Whitman is widely called the father of free verse because he abandoned regular rhyme and metre in Leaves of Grass. He is also often regarded as a founding father of modern American poetry, making both statements applicable.
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