Unit 5 Test Review

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Why does Whitman create these pairs of opposites in Poem 6 of "Song of Myself"?

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To illustrate, celebrate, and embody America's diversity.

Front

Which theme is central to Whitman's poetry as shown in the following opening lines from "Song of Myself"? "I celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume you shall assume For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you"

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The interconnectedness of all living beings

Front

How did Whitman push against the boundaries of traditional poetry?

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By rejecting traditional rhyme and meter in favor of free verse

Front

The following lines are from Poem 52 at the end of "Song of Myself."

"I depart as air, I shake my white locks at the runaway sun,

I effuse my flesh in eddies, and drift it in lacy jags.

I bequeath myself to the dirt to grow from the grass I love, 

If you want me again look for me under your boot-soles."

Which technique is Whitman using in the bolded sections?

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parallel structure

Front

The following lines are from Poem 52 at the end of "Song of Myself."

"I depart as air, I shake my white locks at the runaway sun,

I effuse my flesh in eddies, and drift it in lacy jags.

I bequeath myself to the dirt to grow from the grass I love, 

If you want me again look for me under your boot-soles."

Which technique is Whitman using in the bolded sections?

Back

It shows his belief that life is a cycle and we become part of nature when we die.

Front

How did Emily Dickinson's use of dashes (--) in her poetry reflect her unique style?

Back

All of the above

Front

In her poem "I Heard a Fly Buzz -- When I Died," what does the fly represent?

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It shows how everyday things can happen even during important moments.

Front

Which words from the following lines in "Because I Could Not Stop For Death" show slant rhyme? "We paused before a House that seemed A Swelling of the Ground - The Roof was scarcely visible - The Cornice - in the ground -"

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Seemed and Ground

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In "Because I Could Not Stop For Death," the speaker is riding in a carriage with Death. Along the way, they pass a school where children are playing during recess, fields of grain, and the setting sun. What do these things symbolize?

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the stages of life (childhood, adulthood, old age)

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How did Whitman and Dickinson show the Romantic ideas of individualism and personal expression in their poetry?

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They wrote about the beauty of nature and personal feelings.