Identity Poems Quiz

The title of Whitman's poem "Song of Myself" makes it likely that the speaker is

• a friend of Whitman's

• a relative of Whitman's

• a fictional character

• Whitman

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In "Song of Myself," the line "For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you" means that

• the speaker considers himself to be just like everyone else

• the poem is science fiction

• the life in all humans has a common source

• the speaker is addressing his boss

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Choose the word that best captures the mood of the following line from "Song of Myself":

I lean and loaf at my ease...observing a spear of summer grass.

• comical

• sad

• peaceful

• witty

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To which world is Whitman referring in the following line?

One world is aware, and by far the largest to me...

• himself

• the earth

• his hometown

• the United States

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Why does Emily Dickenson compare telling one's name aloud to bragging "to an admiring bog!"

• She thinks frogs need protecting.

• She believes that bogs are too noisy.

• She wants to remain hidden.

• She sees no need to speak out in public.

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In "I'm Nobody," the speaker is addressing

• the reader

• her mother

• God

• nature

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According to the speaker in "I'm Nobody," the punishment for revealing oneself as a nobody is

• banishment

• prison

• a fine

• being made fun of

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In "I'm Nobody," Dickinson seems to regard fame as

• a good thing

• a bad thing

• the American Dream

• the reward for hard work

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In "I'm Nobody," Dickinson likens being famous to acting like a

• lion

• frog

• gorilla

• monster

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In "Me," in what way is the speaker most like a tree?

• Both grow over time

• Neither lives forever

• Both are individual and unique

• Neither can change

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