WorksheetsGive me the Splendid Silent Sun- Walt Whitman
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
During what time period did Walt Whitman live?
Civil Rights Movement
The Renaissance
The Civil War
World War II
Walt Whitman is also known as
America's Poet
Bard of Democracy
Good Gray Poet
All of the above
Who threw Whitman's work in the trash stating it was "pornographic"?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Emily Dickinson
Whitman's father
Herman Melville
Whitman published what work about the Civil War?
Drum Solo
Drum taps
Shiny weapon
Underground activity
Walt Whitman's lifetime masterpiece of writing was titled________________.
Civil War
A Tale of Two Cities
A Collection of Poetry and Prose
Leaves of Grass
Which of Whitman's poems uses the sounds of drums and bugles to symbolize the horrors of war?
A sight in Camp
Beat! Beat! Drums!
Song of Myself
Leaves of Grass
Why do you think Whitman prefers a field of unmowed grass?
he wants the life of countryside
Unmowed grass is full of dew
It is soft to lie on
Nothing happens to the grass as you tread on
Why does Whitman want ‘serene moving animals teaching content’
fed up from humdrum of day to day country life
fed up from humdrum of day to day city life
Animals do not disturb others
They are quite happy with their lot
Why does Whitman say that the city holds him enchained?
the Civil War has the city as the battleground
The drama of war is fought out in the city
The war is for the end of slavery
The noisy city has its own attractions
What does Whitman demand of the city?
Whitman wishes for the vocalizations of the people on the streets
the shows on the Broadway with their bawdy renditions of dancing and singing
He wants to enjoy Broadway, with the soldiers marching
He longs for Manhattan streets, with their powerful throbs, with the
beating drums
"faces and streets! give me these phantoms in-
cessant and endless along the trottoirs!"
What do phantoms represent here?
The nameless people of the city
The spirits that visit the tombs
The apparitions that throng the poet's dreams
The shadows that follow the poet
