This Dust Was Once the Man

This dust was once the man,
Gentle, plain, just and resolute, under whose cautious hand,
Against the foulest crime in history known in any land or age,
Was saved the Union of these States

Walt Whitman

What can you interpret from the title and first line of the poem?

Whitman wrote it to be his own death announcement.

Whitman wrote it years after the death of Lincoln.

Whitman believes no one remembers his work.

Whitman believes no one remembers Lincoln.

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This Dust Was Once the Man

This dust was once the man,
Gentle, plain, just and resolute, under whose cautious hand,
Against the foulest crime in history known in any land or age,
Was saved the Union of these States

Walt Whitman

What can you interpret from the title and first line of the poem?

 Whitman wrote it to be his own death announcement.

 Whitman wrote it years after the death of Lincoln.

 Whitman believes no one remembers his work.

 Whitman believes no one remembers Lincoln.

anonymous · Answer

does anyone know the answer to this question?