What can you infer about the poet’s attitude about humanity from these lines in “song of myself”?

these are really the thoughts of all men in all ages and lands, they are not original with me, / if they are not yours as much as mine they are nothing, or next to nothing. .

a. whitman is to acknowledge that he borrowed ideas in “song of myself” from other epic heroes.
c. whitman believes that he can predict what people who read his poetry in the future will think.
d. whitman thinks that his poetry is worthwhile only if readers agree with him.

b was incorrect so i removed that option.

Read the excerpt and answer the question. then i lost my head entirely, mad with the power of exciting such what type of figurative language is used in the excerpt? idiom hyperbole metaphor alliteration

Select the correct answerwhat theme is portrayed in this excerpt from leo tolstoy's the death of ivan ilyich? in reality it was just what is usually seen in the houses of people of moderate means who want to appear rich, and therefore succeed only inresembling others like themselves, there are damasks dark wood, plants, rugs, and dull and polished bronzes-all the things people of a certaiclass have in order to resemble other people of that class. his house was so like the others that it would never have been noticed, but to him it aseemed to be quite exceptional. he was very happy when he met his family at the station and brought them to the newly furnished house all lit uwhere a tootman in a white tie opened the door into the hall decorated with plants, and when they went on into the drawing-room and the studyuttering exclamations of delight he conducted them everywhere, drank in their praises eagerly, and beamed with pleasure. a.the effect of consumerismbw the power of wealthcam keeping up appearances in societyud. wconforming to societal conventionsresetnextil rights reserved.

What is the narrators main conflict in this passage