sentences:  Throughout the poem Whitman pays homage to the pioneers' courage and fearless choice to set out to find a brighter future.Whitman's use of elements such as allegory, and imagery, present his support for the pioneers and manifest destiny.The poem deals with perseverance and the enthusiasm towards exploration in America as compared to “Western youths” which refers to the young United States, and “Elder races” which refers to the European countries “shrouded bards of other lands” that once had the opportunity to explore the western territory.