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Duplicate of "I Hear America Singing"

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1
What literary device is evident throughout this poem?
rhyme
historical allusion
simile
repitition
2
How did Whitman show that he saw America as a country that was prospering?
He described women.
He wrote about how he likes to work.
He writes about people who wanted to come to America.
He described people at work.
3
:"The shoemaker singing as he sits on his bench..." is an example of
simile
alliteration
metaphor
repetition
4
How do the workers feel about their songs?
isolated
unhappy
proud and confident
they don't care
5
The Americans the speaker refers to in the poem are...
ordinary working people
great figures in American history
wounded soldiers
doctors and nurses
6
Which repeated word serves to unify this poem?
strong
carols
worker
singing
7
You can infer that Whitman chose to write about these Americans because...
he thought they were the true American heroes.
he wanted to make up for his life of privelege.
these were the people he only read about.
he wanted them to have better working conditions.
8
As used in this poem, what does the word singing symbolize?
complaining
celebrating
slacking off
communicating
9
Which of the following statements is true about the songs America is singing?
Each person has a different song.
People are singing out of sorrow.
People are singing songs no one can hear.
The songs are out of tune.