Free Verse Quiz

Which image does Walt Whitman create by repeating language in “I Hear America Singing”?

• an image of people who are bored with their work

• an image of people who are united in their joy

• an image of people who are putting on a concert

• an image of people who are competing for attention

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Read the excerpt from “I Hear American Singing.”

"Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong,

The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam,

The mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work,

The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat, the deckhand singing on the steamboat deck,"

Which is one way that Walt Whitman uses repetition in this excerpt?

• by beginning each line with the same word

• by ending each line with a type of worker

• by beginning each line with a type of worker

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What is the effect of listing different types of workers and what they are doing in “I Hear America Singing”?

• It shows that the workers are not paying attention to their jobs.

• It illustrates that the workers’ unique songs create harmony.

• It shows that each worker does a task similar to the others.

• It highlights that the workers’ voices create an odd sound.

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Which statement best describes the structure of “I Hear America Singing”?

• The poem is loosely structured and contains rhyme.

• The poem has a strict structure, including a specific rhythm.

• The poem has a strict structure, including repetition.

• The poem is loosely structured and contains repetition.

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How does the structure of “I Hear America Singing” reflect the period in which it was written?

• The poem creates an image of people who are rebelling against their bosses.

• The poem creates an image of people too excited to focus on their work.

• The poem creates an image of people enjoying their lives as they work.

• The poem creates an image of people working themselves to exhaustion.

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Which statement best describes the structure of “I Hear America Singing”?

• It allows the author to express his thoughts without rules.

• It allows the author to describe several periods of time at once.

• It allows the author to focus on a single subject throughout the poem.

• It allows the author to express his thoughts within a set of strict rules.

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Which statement is an example of a metaphor?

• The sand was very comforting.

• The sand was a warm blanket.

• The sand was as soft as powder.

• The sand was delicate and soft.

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Which statement is an example of a metaphor?

• The skyscraper looked like it reached as high as the moon.

• The skyscraper was like a giant mirror reflecting the sky.

• The skyscraper gleamed and sparkled in the night sky.

• The skyscraper was a shining spear in the night sky.

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Which sentence contains an example of a metaphor?

• Our little boat was a feather in the wind as the massive tornado of a ferry passed by.

• Our little boat was rocked by the wake of the ferry, which passed by like a tornado.

• Our little boat felt like a feather in the wind as the massive tornado passed to the north of us.

• Our little boat rocked back and forth in the wake of the massive ferry as it passed by.

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