Read the poem.

America
by Walt Whitman

In this poem, Whitman describes American values, such as freedom and equality, that unify the nation and set America apart from other nations.

Centre of equal daughters, equal sons,
All, all alike endear’d, grown, ungrown, young or old,
Strong, ample, fair, enduring, capable, rich,
Perennial with the Earth, with Freedom, Law and Love,
A grand, sane, towering, seated Mother,
Chair’d in the adamant of Time.

The line “Perennial with the Earth, with Freedom, Law and Love” from the poem "America" implies that America, and all it stands for, is everlasting.

Given this, what is most likely the meaning of perennial?


intermittent

enduring

seasonal

repetitive