Question

What attitude toward nature does “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer” express?

A)The poem indicates that because nature is magnificent, all attempts to interact with it are doomed.
B)The poem suggests that nature is bottomless and fascinating because of the energy that flows through it.
C)The poem suggests that nature possesses intimidating forces that humans could never control.
D)The poem suggests that attempts to grasp the natural world through science are useless.

Answer 1

I believe that the right answer would be c

Answer 2

The answer is: D)The poem suggests that attempts to grasp the natural world through science are useless.

In Walt Whitman’s poem "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer" the speaker sits to heard a lecture about an astronomer, at the end of it everyone applauses except he, he only feel sick and tired and suddenly he saw the sky and is there when he understands the magic of the sky not in the lecture but through the experience.