O tan-faced prairie boy!
Before you came to camp came many a welcome gift;
Praises and presents came, and nourishing food--till at last, among the
recruits,
You came, taciturn, with nothing to give--we but looked on each other,
When lo! more than all the gifts of the world you gave me.
The Question and Answer section for Walt Whitman: Poems is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
D. empathetic
Whitman chose the spider because like the spider, his soul is always trying to make connections to the world.
Each stanza ends with the title line, "Pioneers! O Pioneers!" The repetition of this line accentuates the speaker's respect for the pioneers, as well as mimicking a rallying cry that brings them together and inspires them for the difficult journey...
