Read the excerpt from “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer" by Walt Whitman.Till rising and gliding out, I wander’d off by myself,Why does Whitman use the words “rising and gliding” to describe the speaker’s exit from the classroom?
Answer
A
The words are intended to show the speaker’s natural grace.
B
Whitman wants to compare the speaker to a dancer.
C
These words suggest that the speaker is happy to leave.
D
Whitman uses these words to create a feeling of boredom.