AnswersLanguage Arts 11 2014 - ELA3011 B-ICIndividualism, Modern Capitalism, and Dystopian Visions

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Ah, dear father, graybeard, lonely old courage-teacher, what America did you have when Charon quit poling his ferry and you got out on a smoking bank and stood watching the boat disappear on the black waters of Lethe?

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hopefulness that modern-day America can turn back the hands of time.
d
doom and gloom caused by the pressure of conforming with the middle-class American society.
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sadness since the speaker will never experience the same America as in Whitman’s day.
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pride and appreciation for his fellow poet’s role in American literary history.
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Read this excerpt from Diane Di Prima’s poem "Buddhist New Year Song."I could see the planet from which we had comeI could not remember (then) what our purpose wasbut remembered the name Mahakala, in the dawnin the dawn confronted Shiva, the cold lightrevealed the “mindborn” worldsThese allusions connect to the title of the poem by

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reinforcing that the New Year is built from the end of the old.
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indicating that the New Year happens in “cold” light.
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explaining how each New Year is like a new planet.
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establishing that spirituality will be important in the New Year.
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I heard you asking questions of each: Who killed the pork chops? What price bananas? Are you my Angel?

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The speaker is imagining the questions Whitman would ask if he were there.
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The speaker is dreaming about what goods he will be purchasing.
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The speaker is asking the grocery clerks about the freshness of the meat and the cost of the fruit.
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The speaker is quizzing the butcher and produce workers to see if they are knowledgeable employees.
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Wives in the avocados, babies in the tomatoes!—and you, Garcia Lorca, what were you doing down by the watermelons?

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show his respect for Lorca for being an unconventional poet.
c
celebrate his affinity for Spanish culture and language.
e
explain his confusion over Lorca’s desire for cultural conformity.
d
describe their role in contributing to consumerism in the United States.
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Read this excerpt from Allen Ginsberg’s "A Supermarket in California."Wives in the avocados, babies in the tomatoes!What idea is expressed in this excerpt?

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The narrator discovers parental neglect at the market.
B
The narrator notices gender roles when grocery shopping.
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The narrator is frustrated by the crowds of people in the aisles.
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The narrator is amazed by the market’s quantity of food and people.
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Read this phrase from Allen Ginsberg’s "A Supermarket in California."The trees add shade to shade.What is the meaning of this phrase?

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The narrator is contrasting the images of the market to nature.
B
The narrator is praising the loveliness of his cottage yard.
C
The narrator is remarking that trees make the night darker.
D
The narrator is wondering how he will find his way home.
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I heard you asking questions of each: Who killed the pork chops? What price bananas? Are you my Angel?

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The structure imitates casual conversation.
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The structure reflects narrative storytelling.
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The structure mirrors classic poetic principles.
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The structure suggests an epic tale of morality.
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What thoughts I have of you tonight, Walt Whitman, for I walked down the sidestreets under the trees with a headache self-conscious looking at the full moon.

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The long-line structure serves as an introduction to the narrative.
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The long-line structure provides background for the allusion.
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The long-line structure imitates stream-of-conscious thought.
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The long-line structure allows for predictable rhyme schemes.
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Read this excerpt from Walt Whitman’s poem “I Hear America Singing” from Leaves of Grass.I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear,Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong,The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam,The mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work,The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat, the deckhand singing on the steamboat deck,The shoemaker singing as he sits on his bench, the hatter singing as he stands.Whitman most likely uses this structure for his poem to

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present a poem with a natural, conversational rhythm.
B
show his talent for using traditional rhyme scheme.
C
share a narrative poem using the storytelling structure.
D
reflect a lyrical style using stressed and unstressed syllables.
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I saw you, Walt Whitman, childless, lonely old grubber, poking among the meats in the refrigerator.

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to suggest a knowledge of Walt Whitman and his poetic devices
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to suggest an interest in Walt Whitman and his shopping habits
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to suggest a critical judgement against Walt Whitman and other poets
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to suggest a familiarity and kinship with Walt Whitman and other outcasts

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