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In this line from Walt Whitman's poem "Song of Myself," what is the meaning of the word steeps?

A. Soaking
B.Saturation
C.Surroundings
D.Fillings
E.Heights

User Roger Wolf
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I have a feeling it is surroundings because the others don't fit in this useage as much and I have found that poetry often does not use the most likely meaning of the word.

User FAHID
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The correct answer is E. Heights.

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