Question

How does the poet introduce the central theme of a midlife crisis in these lines?
As I wend to the shores I know not,
As I list to the dirge, the voices of men and women wreck'd,
As I inhale the impalpable breezes that set in upon me,
As the ocean so mysterious rolls toward me closer and closer,
I too but signify at the utmost a little wash'd-up drift,
A few sands and dead leaves to gather,
Gather, and merge myself as part of the sands and drift.
(from "As I Ebb'd with the Ocean of Life" by Walt Whitman)

Answer 1

a.by emphasizing his age
b.by depicting the vast ocean
c.by describing nature in detail
d.by comparing himself to a washed-up drift

Answer 2

@vera_ewing

Answer 3

Any ideas?

Answer 4

d?

Answer 5

Yes, that's correct. Good job! :)

Answer 6

thank you:)

Answer 7

No problem!