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Who wrote “Leaves of Grass”?

  1. Ralph Waldo Emerson

  2. Walt Whitman

  3. Mark Twain

  4. John Steinbeck

The correct answer is: Walt Whitman

"Leaves of Grass" is a famous poetry collection written by Walt Whitman. While Ralph Waldo Emerson is also a well-known American poet, he did not write "Leaves of Grass". Likewise, while Mark Twain and John Steinbeck are both notable American authors, they did not write this particular work. Therefore, the correct answer is Walt Whitman.