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"I Hear America Singing"

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1
What literary device is evident throughout this poem?
repitition
rhyme
historical allusion
simile
2
Which repeated word serves to unify this poem?
singing
worker
strong
carols
3
How did Whitman show that he saw America as a country that was prospering?
He described women.
He writes about people who wanted to come to America.
He wrote about how he likes to work.
He described people at work.
4
As used in this poem, what does the word singing symbolize?
celebrating
complaining
communicating
slacking off
5
You can infer that Whitman chose to write about these Americans because...
these were the people he only read about.
he wanted to make up for his life of privelege.
he wanted them to have better working conditions.
he thought they were the true American heroes.
6
Which of the following statements is true about the songs America is singing?
People are singing songs no one can hear.
Each person has a different song.
The songs are out of tune.
People are singing out of sorrow.
7
The Americans the speaker refers to in the poem are...
doctors and nurses
great figures in American history
ordinary working people
wounded soldiers
8
What is the overall tone of this poem?
Sarcastic
Eerie
Dismal
Joyous