[Solved] Which sentence from “Walt Whitman” supports the idea that Whitman wrote poetry for everyday Americans?

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Q.	Which sentence from “Walt Whitman” supports the idea that Whitman wrote poetry for everyday Americans?
A.	“he also began working as a journalist, and he wrote political speeches.”
B.	“he published the first edition of his poetry collection leaves of grass in 1855, paying for it himself.
C.	“for example, he liked to write about families and workers who had moved from the farms to the city.”
D.	“he was an admirer of abraham lincoln, and he wrote a number of poems in response to lincoln’s assassination in 1865.”
Answer» C. “for example, he liked to write about families and workers who had moved from the farms to the city.”

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