Walt Whitman’s "Song of Myself"

Question 1

What is the poem mostly about? Check the two boxes that best apply.

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B: the speaker’s personal identification; E: the speaker’s approach to life

Question 2

Which of the speaker’s words provide clues to the tone? Check the two boxes that best apply.

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A: celebrate; B: sing

Question 3

Which phrase describes the voice of the speaker based on the word choice and tone in the passage?

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A: a self-confident voice that believes in connectedness to others

Question 4

Which of the following points did you include in in your response? Check all of the boxes that apply.

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Question 5

Which words and phrases from the text help establish the overall subject of the poem? Check the three boxes that best apply.

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A: “I harbor for good or bad, I permit to speak at every hazard”; B: “And what I assume you shall assume”; D: “I answer that I cannot answer, you must find out for yourself.”

Question 6

What is the connotation of the words celebrate and sing? negative neutral ✔ positive

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C: ✔ positive

Question 7

What is the speaker’s tone? balanced✔ delightedconfusedrepetitive

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B: ✔ delighted

Walt Whitman’s "Song of Myself" Answers

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