As Whitman saw it, ______ could

As Whitman saw it, ______ could play a vital part in the process of creating a new nation.
A、music
B、fiction
C、poetry
D、painting
【正确答案】：C
【题目解析】：正如美国诗人惠特曼所看到的那样，诗歌可以在创建一个新国家的过程中发挥重要作用，它可以使美国人庆祝他们从旧世界(the Old World)和殖民统治(the Colonial Rule)中解放出来。