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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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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.
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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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We strode down the open corridors together in our solitary fancy tasting artichokes, possessing every frozen delicacy, and never passing the cashier.

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sampling items but not paying for them.
b
buying frozen goods from the grocery store.
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loading up their shopping cart with frozen food.
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marveling at the offerings available at the market.
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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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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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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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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 Allen Ginsberg’s "A Supermarket in California."Where are we going, Walt Whitman? The doors close in an hour. Which way does your beard point tonight?(I touch your book and dream of our odyssey in the supermarket and feel absurd.)Will we walk all night through solitary streets? The trees add shade to shade, lights out in the houses, we’ll both be lonely. Why does Ginsberg most likely make an allusion to Walt Whitman in this excerpt?

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to support Ginsberg and Whitman’s close friendship
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to show Ginsberg’s esteem for Whitman and his work
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to hint at Ginsberg’s embarrassment at his own behavior
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to share Ginsberg’s desire to live during Whitman’s lifetime
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Read this excerpt from Walt Whitman’s poem “I Hear America Singing” from Leaves of Grass.The wood-cutter's song, the ploughboy's on his way in the morning, or at noon intermission or at sundownThe delicious singing of the mother, or of the young wife at work, or of the girl sewing or washing,Each singing what belongs to him or her and to none else,The day what belongs to the day—at night the party of young fellows, robust, friendly,Singing with open mouths their strong melodious songs. Why does Whitman most likely choose this structure for his poem?

A
The lyrical structure reveals the creative sound devices.
B
The epic structure reveals a tale of human folly.
C
The free verse structure presents a conversational style.
D
The traditional structure relies on a familiar rhythm pattern.
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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 speaker is hastily making his way to the local supermarket to meet up with an old friend.
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The speaker is busy gazing at the full moon when he bumps into a former acquaintance.
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The speaker is taking a lonely stroll at night while reflecting on the words of a favorite poet.
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The speaker is eager to return to the safety of his home and read poems by Walt Whitman.

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