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 poet’s general style?

○ they show the poet’s love of highly ornate language.
○ they reveal a formal, historical interpretation.
○ they show the poem’s relaxed, candid tone.
○ they reveal natural processes in painstaking detail.

Explanation:

The lines “I loafe and invite my soul, I lean and loafe at my ease observing a spear of summer grass” from "Song of Myself" have a relaxed, candid tone with simple, natural language. The option "They show the poem’s relaxed, candid tone" fits as the language is unornate, not formal/historical, not about natural processes in detail, and not highly ornate.

Answer:

They show the poem’s relaxed, candid tone.