"I understand the large hearts of heroes"- Walt Whitman

Which of these is not an example of a hero in the poem?

• a mom during the witch trials

• a soldier

• a slave

• an artillery worker

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What was the overall attitude of the poem?

• optimistic

• angry and upset

• tense and dark

• loving and fun

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The literary device utilized in the quote “Agonies are on my changes of garments” is a(n)...

• metaphor

• similie

• anaphora

• imagery

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In the presentation we learned that Whitman was a…

• socialist

• humanist

• capitalist

• communist

The title alludes to the fact that the author…

• doesn't like heroes

• thinks that heroes aren't real

• knows what it means to be a hero

• thinks that heroes are born with abnormally large hearts

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The literary device used in the quote “... I clutch the rails of the fence, my gore dribs, Thinn’d withe the ooze of my skin” is an example of…

• personification

• symbolism

• hyperbole

• imagery

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Walt Whitman’s poetry is an example of a…

• Free Verse

• Sonnet

• Rhyme

• Limerick

What literary device(s) does Whitman utilize throughout this poem?

• Anaphora

• Empathetic Tone

• Imagery

• All of the above

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