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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