The Writing of Walt Whitman

Which element contributes most to Whitman's poetry of free verse?

• regular metrical feet
• fixed-length stanzas
• regular speech patterns
• exact rhyme schemes

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Based on the poem "I Hear America Singing," how does Whitman feel towards the people in the poem?

• unfriendly
• annoyed
• bored
• kindly

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What is the theme of "Song of Myself"?

• Poetry is the answer to everything
• Grass should be mowed often
• Rich folks have all the answers
• We are all connected

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Whitman hopes to live his life in a state of total awareness until he

• dies

• retires

• marries

• graduates

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The use of the word "singing" in "I Hear America Singing" is an example of

• repetend

• repetition

• anaphora

• refrain

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In "I Hear America Singing," what do the laborers do at night?

• sleep
• read Whitman's poetry
• party
• complete Mrs. Weger's assignments

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If you look for Whitman, where will you find him?

• in the library
• in Mrs. Weger's heart
• under your bootsoles
• buried in New York

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What is the name of Whitman's great book of poetry?

• Leaves of Grass
• Blades of Grass
• Eating Tatertot Casserole
• America

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Who is Whitman's epic hero?

• Every American
• George Washington
• Walt Whitman himself
• Mrs. Weger

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Walt Whitman's poetry is an example of a 

• sonnet
• rhyme
• free verse
• neither a nor b

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