Walt Whitman

In “A Noiseless Patient Spider,” the speaker is similar to the spider because he or she:

• stands on the promontory

• wants to spin a web

• is looking for a connection

• is launching a filament

Whitman uses a metaphor in “A Noiseless Patient Spider” to compare what two things?

• Comparing a spider to a soul

• Comparing a spider's web to a net

• Comparing a spider's patience to a child's

• Comparing a spider's life to a human's

One message of “Beat! Beat! Drums!” is the:

• importance of equality

• opportunity for heroic deeds

• value of finding truth

• need for sacrifice in wartime

Describe the tone of “Beat! Beat! Drums!”

• The tone is patriotic and hesitant

• The tone is forceful and loud

• The tone is concerned and anxious

• The tone is strong and critical

What poetic device is Whitman using in the following line: “Would the talkers be talking? Would the singer attempt to sing? Would the lawyer…?”

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

• Poetry that normally tells a story about a hero or an adventure

You can infer that Whitman chose to write about these Americans because-

• these were the people he had only read about 

• he wanted them to have better working conditions

• he wanted to make up for his life of privilege

• he thought they were the true American heros

What is the most accurate conclusion that readers can draw from these lines in the selection from "Song of Myself"

• Whitman believes that he is an epic hero.

• Whitman has an appreciation for science.

• Whitman views humanity as epic heroes.

• Whitman thinks he writes superior poetry.

Describe the tone of “I Hear America Singing.”

• Nervous

• Celebratory

• Perplexed

• Dismissing

Which of the following statements is true about the songs America is singing in "I Hear America Singing?"

• The songs are out of tune

• Each person has a different song

• People are singing songs no one can hear

• People are singing out of sorrow