This dust was once the man, gentle, plain, just and resolute, under whose cautious hand, against the foulest crime in history known in any land or age, was saved the union of these states walt whitman what can you interpret from the title and first line of the poem?
a. whitman wrote it to be his own death announcement.
b. whitman wrote it years after the death of lincoln.
c. whitman believes no one remembers his work.
d. whitman believes no one remembers lincoln.

The correct answer is B.Whitman wrote it years after the death of Lincoln because it says that this dust was once a man, and that means that he is talking about Lincoln's ashes, and that means that they cremated Lincoln and so this means that Lincoln has been dead for a while.

B. Whitman wrote it years after the death of Lincoln

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he wrote it years after

Explanation:

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the anecdote makes readers feel sorry for the man’s lack of heritage, then reminds readers that the man has an equally valuable heritage.

the purpose of the heading in the passage is to identify who is telling the story.

this excerpt is part of the book sugar changed the world (2010) written by marc aronson and marina budhos. as the book has been written by two people, the heading "marc" indicates that this specific excerpt is being narrated by aronson. in the fragment, marc describes his grandfather's story after hearing it from his cousin. however, there are other excerpts where budhos is the one that tells the story of her family.

aronson and budhos, who are husband and wife in real life, decided to write sugar changed the world when they found out how sugar, which had an important role in slavery and economy, changed their ancestors' lives.