“There was a child went forth every day, And the first object he look'd upon, that object he became, And that object became part of him for the day or a certain part of the day, Or for many years or stretching cycles of years. " Questions: A. Who is the author of the poem? B. What does the "child" refer to? C. What is the main idea of the poem?
A. Walt Whitman. B. Firstly, the poet himself , and secondly, it refers to the young America. C. This poem describes the growth of a child who learned about the world around him and improved himself accordingly. In the poem Whitman's own early experience may well be identified with the childhood of a young, growing America.
