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In this line from Walt Whitman's poem "Song of Myself," what is the meaning of the word "steeps"?

"Of the moon that descends the steeps of the soughing twilight,"

A. soaking
B. saturation
C. surroundings
D. filling
E. heights



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In Whitman's 'Song of Myself,' 'steeps' describes the slopes the moon descends during twilight.


Explanation:

In Walt Whitman's poem "Song of Myself," the word 'steeps' refers to the slopes or inclines, typically of a hill or mountain, that the moon descends through during the twilight. The imagery of the moon descending the steeps evokes a sense of movement and transition in the natural landscape.


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