“My tongue, every atom of my blood, form’ d from this soil, this

“My tongue, every atom of my blood, form’ d from this soil, this air,
Born here of parents born here from parents the same, and their parents the same,
I, now thirty- seven years old in perfect health begin,
Hoping to cease not till death”
Questions:
A.Who’s the poet of the quoted stanza, and what’s the title of the poem?
B.What do “soil” and “air” represent in the first line?
C.What does the poet try to say in the above quoted lines?
【正确答案】：A.Walt Whitman, "Song of Myself"
B.His native land, America or his country
C.I was born and nurtured by this land and shall from now on devote my whole life to the country.