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- 1. Multiple Choice"I heard America singing, the varied carols I hear"
The root word var means change. Using this information and the context from the quote, what is the meaning of the word varied?showing changes or differences.changing constantlyinteresting or fascinatinghard to understand - 2. Multiple Choice"Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong"
Based on the tone of the poem, which is the following is the likely tone (or connotation) of blithe?negativeneutralpositive - 3. Multiple Choice"The wood-cutter's song, the ploughboy's on his way in the morning, or at noon intermission or at sundown"
Plough is pronounced plow. A plough is a tool used on a farm to dig up soil. Based on that information, what is the best definition of a ploughboy?A person who builds farm tools.A slave.A farmer.A boy who works on a farm. - 4. Multiple Choice"The day what belongs to the day - at night the party fo young fellows, robust, friendly"
The Latin word robur means strength.
True or False: Someone who is robust is healthy and full of energy.TrueFalse - 5. Multiple Choice"Singing with open mouths their strong, melodious songs."
Use your knowledge of word parts and context clues to select the best definition of melodious.
Hint: What smaller word do you hear in the word melodious?smelling terriblehaving a pleasant tunesomething that is exaggerateda happy feeling - 6. 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
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following statements is true about the songs America is singing?The songs are out of tuneEach person has a different songPeople are singing songs no one can hearPeople are singing out of sorrow
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe speaker does NOT suggest that American women-are full participants in societywork as hard as the men doare unfulfilled in their jobsdo many kinds of work
- 9. 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 privilegehe thought they were the true American heros
- 10. Multiple ChoiceAs used in this poem, what does the word singing symbolize?ComplainingSlackingCelebratingCommunicating
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich repeated word serves to unify this poem?carolsworkerstrongsinging
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhen used to refer to a poetic technique, the word catalog 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
- 13. Multiple ChoiceTo fully appreciate Whitman's use of catalogs, readers should read the poem-aloudas rapidly as possiblesilentlywithout emotion
- 14. Multiple ChoiceIn "I Hear America Singing" Whitman uses a catalog to -organize detailsclarify ideasshow relationshipscreate rhyme
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhitman favored the catalog as a technique because it expressed his-English-Dutch heritageknowledge of poetic devicestendency to repeat himselfunbounded love for all things
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