Walt Whitman- 10th Quiz

Whitman’s famous book of poetry that he revised many times over his lifetime is called

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

Define 'free verse'

• Poetry with no regular patterns of rhyme or meter

• Poetry with regular patterns of rhyme or meter

• Poetry written with a precise meter that does not rhyme.

• Poetry with three-line stanzas with a 5/7/5 syllable count

When used to refer to a poetic technique, the word catalog refers to - 

• two related lines of poetry that rhyme
• a list of related people, places or events
• a comparison between two unlike things
• a reference to another work of literature

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

Words repeated at the beginning of lines of poetry is called________. 

• free verse
• epic theme
• anaphora 
• catalogue

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

A "big idea" in poetry like cycles of life and man's connection to nature can be called ________. 

• an epic theme
• anaphora
• free verse
• catalogue

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

As Whitman's poems gained popularity, and he became famous as...

Select all that apply

• the Colorful Poet

• the Bard of Democracy

• the Naturalist

• The Good Gray Poet

Where was Whitman born?

When the first edition of Leaves of Grass was published in 1855, what did critics attack?

• Whitman's lack of focus and his interest in industrialism.

• Whitman's support of slavery expressed in his poems.

• Whitman’s subject matter and abandonment of traditional poetic devices and forms.

• Whitman's strict adherence to rhyme and stanza.

Why was Whitman fired from his job as editor at the Brooklyn Eagle?

What role did Whitman play in the Civil War?

• He enlisted and fought in the war.

• He worked for a newspaper and wrote stories from the frontlines.

• He offered comfort to wounded soldiers.

• He served as Lincoln's personal secretary and kept notes from for the president.