Question

read the quotation from song of myself. i loafe and invite my soul, i lean and loafe at my ease observing a spear of summer grass. how do these lines reflect the poets general style? they show the poets love of highly ornate language. they reveal a formal, historical interpretation. they show the poems relaxed, candid tone. they reveal natural processes in painstaking detail.

Explanation:

The lines "I loaf and invite my soul, / I lean and loaf at my ease observing a spear of summer grass" suggest a relaxed and candid tone as the poet is at ease in a simple, natural - like activity. There is no indication of highly ornate language, historical interpretation, or detailed natural processes.

Answer:

They show the poem's relaxed, candid tone.