I sit and I look out

What's happening in line 4 of the poem?

A man decieves a woman and abuses her.

What social injustice is described in the poem I sit and I look out?

Government oppression.

How do you evaluate the speaker's response to the sorrows of the world?

Men are regretting the things that they didn't want to be forgiven.

If Whitman were to this poem today, do you think he would list the same sorrows or different ones?

No, because when life is tough as a parent it's mistreating and abusing the child.

What's is happening during the poem in line 6?

People are oppressed by the Government

What are one of the social injustices described in the poem?

Seeing all the wrong in the world

What is the conflict of the poem

Selfishness versus persevering of own well-being.

What's happening in line 5 of the poem?

Someone would trie to hide the wrongs, but Whitman sees it.

What's the meaning of people working in line 8?

There are hard working conditions during Industrial revolution.

What sorrows are described in the poem: I sit and I look out?

There's a feeling, Parents abusing children, Men deceiving women in hard working conditions.

What's happening between line2 and 3?

There's a free verse at the beginning of the poem in those 2 lines!