Generally speaking, Walt Whitman's tone in this poem is celebratory and joyous. The guy is definitely happy with his station in life. He's happy to be who he is and he loves the world that he is surrounded by. Both of those things cause the tone to sound very confident too. Whitman says what he says in a way that is completely unapologetic. Probably my favorite part about the overall poem and tone is that it never sounds insulting. That's an amazing thing when you think about. If you had to listen to somebody else talk about how awesome they are and how amazing their world is, wouldn't you start to get sick of it? Or at least feel slightly insulted that this person isn't celebrating you? But Whitman's tone is so infectious throughout this poem that the reader can't help but be swept up into the joyous and positive tone.
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