Question

select the correct answer from each drop - down menu.
read the excerpt from \song of myself\ by walt whitman and complete the sentence that follows.
what has become of the young and old men?
and what has become of the women and children?
they are alive and well somewhere,
the smallest sprout shows there is really no death,
and if ever there was it led forward life, and does not wait at the end to arrest it,
and ceasd the moment life appeard.
all goes onward and outward, nothing collapses,
and to die is different from what any one supposed, and luckier.
in the excerpt, walt whitman suggests that some remnant of human life continues to exist after death because
options: the human soul is unchangeable and immortal; the remains of the dead are absorbed into the soil and continue to nourish life; the soul and consciousness continue to exist in other living beings; the human soul is not immortal in any way

Explanation:

The excerpt emphasizes that death is not an end, but a continuation of life through growth (seen in the "smallest sprout"). Whitman's lines imply that the dead contribute to new life via natural processes, matching the idea of remains nourishing life. Other options focus on unproven soul-based claims, while this aligns with the text's focus on physical/natural continuity of life.

Answer:

the remains of the dead are absorbed into the soil and continue to nourish life