Question

read these lines from walt whitmans \song of myself.\ do i contradict myself? very well, then, i contradict myself; (i am large, i contain multitudes.) what does whitman mean when he says, \i contain multitudes\? he is showing that he is capable of writing many poems. he is suggesting that one person is influenced by many others. he is suggesting that a human being has different aspects. he is indicating that he has more than one personality.

Explanation:

Whitman's line implies the complexity of human nature. A person can have multiple, sometimes - contradictory, aspects within themselves. It doesn't refer to the number of poems, influence from others, or having multiple personalities in a clinical sense.

Answer:

He is suggesting that a human being has different aspects.