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"I Hear America Singing"
"Song of Myself #10, 33"
#33 and #52
Miscellaneous
100
Poetry that does not rhyme or have a specific meter.
What is free verse?
100
The "varied" carols indicates that each song is this...
What is different?
100
Based on his description of a particular character, we can infer that Whitman opposed this...
What is slavery?
100
Death is personified as ______________.
What is something chasing a ship?
100
Reading a poem aloud is the best way to demonstrate Whitman's use of ____________.
What is cadence?
200
This sound, perfected by Whitman, echoed the sound of great speakers as well as the Bible.
What is cadence?
200
Name the literary device used frequently in this poem.
What is repetition?
200
As #10 begins, Whitman describes a scene in which he is doing this.
What is hunting?
200
"I stop somewhere waiting for you" is a good example of the tone of this poem. The tone of #52 could be best described as _____________.
What is intimate?
200
Whitman's love of all things can best be represented by what technique?
What is cataloging?
300
Whitman used this technique to unify ideas.
What is parallelism?
300
Whitman uses this technique to show relationships in this poem.
What is cataloging?
300
In #33, Whitman assumes this role.
What is the role of the wounded?
300
Whitman describes his poetry as _______________.
What is barbaric yawp?
300
Whitman viewed his poetry as a message to this.
What is the future?
400
The best way to appreciate cataloging is to _____________.
What is to read it aloud?
400
Based on the people he catalogs, we can assume that Whitman finds ___________ to be fulfilling.
What is hard work?
400
In #33, all of the people Whitman depicts are ___________.
What are heroes?
400
In #52, Whitman uses what technique to unify his poem and link ideas?
What is parallel structure?
400
Whitman and Dickinson shared this similarity.
What is adandonment of literary conventions?
500
Whitman refers to what kind of people in his works?
What is ordinary working people?
500
The 'singing' in this poem symbolizes this...
What is celebrating?
500
#10 and #33 are linked together by their common ______________.
What are themes?
500
Number 52 serves as a restatement of the themes of "Song of Myself." This is known as a __________.
What is a coda?
500
One repeated word serves to unify ideas in "I Hear America Singing." What is this word?
What is singing?