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- 1. Multiple Choice
Walt Whitman’s writing style can best be described as —bold and confidentfolksy and charmingelegant and refinedlevated and sublime - 2. Multiple ChoiceUnlike Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson was —a world travelerprivate and shypeople-orientedinvolved in social causes
- 3. Multiple Choice
An important similarity shared by Whitman and Dickinson is their--
fondness for big-city living
obscurity during their lifetime
rejection by the literary community
abandonment of literary conventions
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhitman saw the purpose of his poetry as a —message to the futurerelic of his childhoodreligious dutytool of social reform
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhitman’s feelings about his own poems are best revealed by his —instructions to have them destroyedrefusal to publish them until after his deathdecision to self-publish at his own expensepursuit of other occupations he considered more worthwhile
- 6. Multiple Choice
Whitman’s style and technique are based on cadence, which can be defined as the —
regular rhyme and rhythm used in ballads and epic poems
rhythm created by the natural rise and fall of the voice when speaking
use of exact rhymes, as in Romantic poetry
use of iambic pentameter, in the manner of William Shakespeare
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhitman’s use of cadence forms the basis of his —rhymesessayssonnetsfree verse
- 8. Multiple ChoiceDickinson’s poetry is noted for its —historical valueerrors in word usageprecise languageepic sweep
- 9. Multiple Choice
Dickinson did not achieve fame in her lifetime largely because —
she disagreed with the way her work was edited
the majority of her poetry was published only after her death
her poetry was banned
she believed poetry was not meant to be published
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following statements best describes the influence of Dickinson and Whitman on later poets?Later poets felt inferior and stopped writing.After Dickinson and Whitman’s time, poets were treated with great respect.The poetry of Dickinson and Whitman moved people to social action.Later poets were more open to experimentation.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe Americans the speaker refers to in the poem "I Hear America Singing" are-ordinary working peoplewounded soldiersgreat figures in the US historydoctors and nurses
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements is true about the songs America is singing?
The songs are out of tune
Each person has a different song unique to him/her
People are singing songs no one can hear
People are singing out of sorrow
- 13. Multiple ChoiceYou can infer that Whitman chose to write about these Americans because-these were the people he had only read abouthe wanted them to have better working conditionshe wanted to make up for his life of privilege
he thought they were the true American heroes
- 14. Multiple Choice
Poetry that has no set meter or pattern of rhythm and has varying line lengths (but instead relies on repetition and cadence to create a natural rhythm)
iambic pentameter
cadence
free verse
slant rhyme
- 15. Multiple ChoiceAs used in this poem, what does the word singing symbolize?ComplainingSlackingCelebratingCommunicating
- 16. Multiple Choice
When used to refer to a poetic technique, the word catalogue refers to -
two related lines of poetry that rhymea list of related people, places or eventsa comparison between two unlike thingsa reference to another work of literature - 17. Multiple Choice
What literary device is used to create rhythm in the poem?
repetition
simile
onomatopoeia
foreshadowing
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which line from the poem shows the most individualistic part?
"singing with open mouth their strong melodious songs"
"each singing what belongs to him or her and to no one else"
"I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear"
- 19. Multiple Choice
In the final line, what does the phrase “Singing with open mouths” suggest about what it means to be American?
A. that they are diverse, open-minded, tolerant people.
B. that they want to be heard.
C. that they are generous and benevolent people.
D. that they are bold and proud people.
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the theme of "Song of Myself"?Poetry is the answer to everythingGrass should be mowed oftenRich folks have all the answersWe are all connected
- 21. Multiple Choice
In "Song of Myself" by writing "every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you" and "these are really the thoughts of all men in all ages and lands," Whitman develops the theme
we are all connected
we are all related
we are unoriginal
- 22. Multiple Choice
What literary device is used in "The sharp-hoof'd moose of the north, the cat on the house-sill, the chickadee, the prairie dog..."?
personification
repetition
cadence
catalogue
- 23. Multiple Choice
What literary device is used in "What is commonest, cheapest, nearest, easiest, is Me"?
cadence
catalog
parallelism
repetition
- 24. Multiple Choice
Type of literary device? "Ya-honk"
cadence
onomatopoeia
personification
catalog
- 25. Multiple Choice
Type of literary device? "The spotted hawk swoops by and accuses me, he complains of my gab and my loitering"
cadence
onomatopoeia
personification
catalog
- 26. Multiple Choice
Type of lit. device? "Who has done his day's work? who will soonest be through with his supper? Who wishes to walk with me?"
cadence
onomatopoeia
anaphora
catalog
- 27. Multiple Choice
Which is the best example of slant rhyme?
infinity and minority
girl and still
read and dead
study and muddy
- 28. Multiple Choice
Which is not an example of paradox?
finite infinity
parting is such sweet sorrow
much madness is divinest sense
creeds and schools in abeyance
- 29. Multiple Choice
"I heard a Fly Buzz when I died" and "Because I could not stop for Death" are similar in all of the following ways except
both speakers are already dead
both experience death in ways we wouldn't expect
both are either emotionless or content with dying
both express regret for not living a full life
- 30. Multiple Choice
In "I'm Nobody! who are you" the speaker reveals Dickinson's feelings about life which is
She enjoyed her privacy
She wished she had more friends
She hoped to be a well-known poet
- 31. Multiple Choice
In "Success is counted Sweetest," who appreciates the victory the most?
The victor
The defeated
- 32. Multiple Choice
In "Much Madness is Divinest Sense," the majority feels that those who go against the majority are
dangerous
sensible
lame
unique
- 33. Multiple Choice
In "Because I could not stop for Death," on the journey the speaker passes all three things EXCEPT
school yard with children playing=childhood
fields of gazing grain=adulthood/maturity
a setting sun= old age/death
a grave=death
- 34. Multiple Choice
What tone does passing by children, fields or grain, and a setting sun create?
regret
sadness
contentment
disbelief
- 35. Multiple Choice
In "I Heard a Fly Buzz when I died" the people are waiting to see ____ but instead a ____ arrives.
Jesus; fly
Emily; fly
a priest; fly
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