Leaves of Grass, Part 4 summary
Part 4 of 358 · Book 1: Inscriptions · 1 min to read the part
In To Foreign Lands, the speaker hears that an audience seeks an explanation of the New World and America's vigorous democracy. The speaker responds by sending poems, offering them as the place where the audience can find the understanding it seeks.
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- The speaker hears that the audience asks for something that explains the New World.
- The request also seeks a definition of America and its democracy.
- The speaker sends poems as an answer to the request.
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What does the speaker send to answer the request?
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