The American Dream
What historian is credited with coming up with the term "The American Dream"?
James Truslow Adams
How did the speaker expect life to be in America when she first came?
Easy and great; like she's automatically achieve The American Dream
Why kind of poem is "I Hear America Singing" and "I Sit and Look Out?
List poem
In "We Wear the Mask" who is "we"
African Americans
How do the townspeople feel about Richard Cory?
They look up to and admire him
The American Dream is protected by what?
The Declaration of Independence
Why did the speaker leave her first job in America?
They didn't pay her
In "I Sit and Look Out" the speaker observes all the bad in the world. What does he do about it?
Nothing
What literary device is used in the quotation from Sympathy: "And the river flows like a stream of glass"? Simile, metaphor, or personification?
Simile
Richard Cory is rich, but what does he do at the end of the poem?
Kills himself
What was the name of the book that "The American Dream" first appeared in?
Epic of America
Explain what the author means by "the sweatshop was a bitter memory, but a good school."
Working in the sweatshop was hard and bad times, but it taught her a lesson.
In "I Hear America Singing" the workers are not actually singing, but the "song" is what?
The sound of their job.
In "We Wear the Mask" what does it mean to wear a mask?
Cover up one's true self or feelings.
What does it mean "we went without the meat" in Richard Cory?
They were so poor, they went without food.
Owning what is considered an example of attaining The American Dream and a symbol for financial success and independence?
A home
Why did the speaker get fired from her job in the sweatshop?
She wanted time off; Didn't want to work overtime
Name 3 types of jobs mentioned in "I Hear America Singing"?
Mason, Boatman, Hatter, Carpenter, wife, mother, mechanic, deckhand, woodcutter, ploughboy, shoemaker
What does a caged bird represent in "Sympathy"?
The desire for freedom
Why does the speaker in "Chicago" love Chicago?
What is the belief that anyone, regardless of where they were born or what class they were born into, can attain their own version of success in a society where upward mobility is possible for everyone?
The American Dream
How did the author's attitude change over time about America and The American Dream? She realized what?
The American Dream is not something you automatically get or something that is handed to you. It is something you have to work hard for.
What is the tone of the poem?
Sad; Depressing; Negative
Why does the poet keep saying he knows how the caged bird feels/why the caged bird beats his wing/why the caged bird sings?
He related and identifies with the caged bird.
What literary device is used throughout "Chicago"?
Personification