1. How does Whitman define grass in poem 31?

Whitman refers to the grass as a “handkerchief of the Lord” (5) and he implies that the grass is a reminder of God. He also refers to the grass as “a child, the produced babe of vegetation” (5). The grass appears, here, as a metaphor embodying the birth of a child and representing a new life

Explanation:

- "a.) it includes letters and books gathered over 1200 years, and consists of two parts.

- most of the new testament is letters from paul to the different churches, and since there's a new testament that means there is an old testament. "