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Walt Whitman’s "Song of Myself" Answers

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Which statements accurately describe the structure of each poem? Check the three boxes that best apply.

A
Whitman’s poem has regular rhyme.
B
Longfellow’s poem has regular rhyme.
C
Whitman’s poem has regular meter.
D
Longfellow’s poem has regular meter.
E
Whitman’s poem has mostly regular line lengths.
F
Longfellow’s poem has mostly regular line lengths.
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Who is the speaker?

A
a rugged individualist
B
a nervous worker
C
an aggressive hawk
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Which of the following points did you include in your response? Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
It mimics the speaker’s wandering nature.
B
It lets the speaker connect with the reader.
C
It helps the speaker achieve a casual, conversational tone.
D
It helps the speaker achieve a philosophical, individualistic voice.
E
It shows the speaker’s sense of connectedness to all people.
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What makes “Song of Myself” free verse?

A
It was given away at no charge.
B
It is influenced by older epic poetry.
C
It is unrhymed but follows European meter.
D
It follows no set meter or rhyme.
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When you read a poem, you might pick up on a central message that readers can apply to their own lives. What is this central message called?

A
the premise
B
the theme
C
the vision
D
the interpretation
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What is the tone of this passage?

A
sad
B
defiant
C
friendly
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Which of the following statements did you include in your answer? Check all of the boxes that apply.Free verse sounds more conversational, like people talking.Free verse creates a more American style.Free verse is less formal. Free verse conveys Whitman’s ideas about individualism, life, death, or the American landscape.

A
Free verse sounds more conversational, like people talking.
B
Free verse creates a more American style.
C
Free verse is less formal.
D
Free verse conveys Whitman’s ideas about individualism, life, death, or the American landscape.
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What theme can you infer from this passage?

A
Animals are threatening and not to be trusted.
B
At heart, the speaker is wild and free by nature.
C
The hawk is a noble creature.
D
America needs its own language

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