Bring on the tough stuff - there’s not just one right answer.
- What does the ocean represent to the speaker? Does this change throughout the poem? How?
- What does the speaker think of his home? How does it feature in the poem?
- How do enjambment and end stops affect the sound of the poem? Why, do you think, did Whitman choose free verse for this poem?
- What is the speaker's view on nature? How do you know?
- Why does the speaker seem split in two? What are the two parts of his personality?
- What does the speaker think about death? Does his opinion change throughout the poem? If so, how and why?