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In stanza 51 of the poem, Whitman admits that he is contradicting himself because "[he is] large, [he contains] multitudes" (51). This statement suggests that he wants the reader to be aware that he is a very complex person with different sides that often clash in ideas and live outside of harmony. This stanza is full of repetition, mainly of the first and last words of neighboring sentences. There does not seem to be a set meter or rhyme apart fro the rhyme of repetition. There are many more questions in this stanza than in most others throughout the poem. Most long stanzas were wrapped up in a question, but this one is more based on questions. It seems to be that this stanza is directed toward the audience about their judgments of him. The tone is most nearly concerned. He is asking questions about "who has done his day's work?"(74) and seems apprehensive to receive an answer.

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