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WorksheetsWalt Whitman
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
when was Walt born
a)
1896 JUNE
b)
1819 MARCH
c)
1910 JULY
d)
1769 FEB
e)
1818 MARCH
2.
WHAT WAS ONE OF WALT'S JOBS
a)
CAR WORKER
b)
CAR WASHER
c)
TEACHER
d)
ARTIST
e)
BOOK WORM
3.
Which is not an element of epic poetry?
a)
Regular rhyme
b)
long sprawling lines
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
Catalogues
4.
Which element contributes most to Whitman's poetry of free verse?
a)
regular metrical feet
b)
fixed-length stanzas
c)
regular speech patterns
d)
exact rhyme schemes
5.
What does Whitman think is more important?
a)
worksheets from science class
b)
actual outdoors experiences
c)
lectures on stars
d)
examples on the board
6.
What class of workers does Whitman celebrate in "I Hear America Singing"?
a)
housewives
b)
singers
c)
laborers
d)
athletes
7.
Based on the poem "I Hear America Singing," how does Whitman feel towards the people in the poem?
a)
unfriendly
b)
annoyed
c)
bored
d)
kindly
8.
What is the theme of "Song of Myself"?
a)
Poetry is the answer to everything
b)
Grass should be mowed often
c)
Rich folks have all the answers
d)
We are all connected
9.
Whitman hopes to live his life until he
a)
dies
b)
retires
c)
marries
d)
graduates
10.
The use of the word "singing" in "I Hear America Singing" is an example of
a)
repetend
b)
repetition
c)
anaphora
d)
refrain
11.
In "I Hear America Singing," what do the laborers do at night?
a)
sleep
b)
read Whitman's poetry
c)
party
d)
complete Mrs. Weger's assignments
12.
If you look for Whitman, where will you find him?
a)
in the library
b)
in Mrs. Weger's heart
c)
under your bootsoles
d)
buried in New York
13.
What is the name of Whitman's great book of poetry?
a)
Leaves of Grass
b)
Blades of Grass
c)
Eating Tatertot Casserole
d)
America
14.
Who is the Bard of Democracy?
a)
Walt Whitman
b)
Emily Dickinson
c)
George Washington
d)
Abraham Lincoln
15.
Who is Whitman's epic hero?
a)
Every American
b)
George Washington
c)
Walt Whitman himself
d)
Mrs. Weger
16.
What does Whitman shout about the roofs?
a)
A lamentation
b)
A barbaric yawn
c)
A barbaric yawp
d)
A proclamation of love
17.
What might grass symbolize in "Song of Myself"?
a)
Eternity
b)
Life
c)
Art
d)
Memories
18.
What like Whitman is "untranslatable" from section 52 of "Song of Myself"?
a)
Hieroglyphics
b)
Nature
c)
A hawk
d)
Poetry
19.
What does Whitman observe in section one of "Song of Myself"?
a)
A spear of summer grass
b)
The sunrise
c)
A summer storm
d)
A singer
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