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Question
Mention any two reasons why Walt Whitman appreciates animals more than humans.
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Solution
The poet believes that animals are content and self-sufficient, he values them more than he does people. Compared to humans, they hold higher values. Animals are more comfortable in the poet's opinion than people.
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