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What is the most accurate conclusion that readers can draw from these lines in the selection from "Song of Myself? I celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.
Whitman views humanity as an epic hero.
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Identify the choice that best answers the question. What is the "singing" that the speaker hears in “I Hear America Singing"?
the individuality of Americans in various walks of life.
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What group of workers does Whitman focus on in “I Hear America Singing"?
laborers
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Consider the details in the selection from "Song of Myself," in "T Hear America Singing," and in "On the Beach at Night Alone." What can you infer about Whitman’s people? Choose two options.
He greatly appreciates other people. , He believes that he has a connection to other people
5
In which circumstance is it most accurate to describe a harvest as prolific?
when there is an especially abundant output.
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If a person witnesses muttudes, which of the flowing must be true? Base your answer on the mearing of multitudes.
An extremely large crowd has gathered.
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If a city street can correctly be described as teeming, which of the folowing must be true? Base your answer on the meaning of teeming.
It is swarming with people.
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In the preface to the 1855 edition of Leaves of Grass, Whitman states, "The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem." What does he cite to support his opinion?
the vitality and diversity of Americans.
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Based on the following passage from the preface to the 1856 edition of Leaves of Grass, identify what is most clearly suggested about Whitman's attitude toward the. America does not repel the past or what & has produced under is forms or amid other politics or the idea of castes or the old reigions ... accepts the lesson with calm: impatient as has been supposed that the slough stili sticks to opinions and manners and literature while the life which served its requirements has passed into the new ТОт%
Whisman recognizes that Americans learn from the past while making a new way of life
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The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B. Part A What does the speaker in the selection from "Song of Myself" mean when he says that he holds "Creeds and schools in abeyance"?
He has temporarily let go of traditional teachings.
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Part В Which of these passages from "Song of Myself" best supports the answer to Part A?
I harbor for good or bad, I permit to speak at every hazard, / Nature without check with original energy.
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What is the best interpretation of this excerpt from "Song of Myself ? These are really the thoughts of all men in all ages and lands, they are not onginal with me. I If they are not yours as much as mine they are nothing, or next to nothing.
Whitman believes that his observations are, in some sense, universally shared.
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Part A Which of America's qualties does Whitman most stress in "America"?
its permanence
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Which of these lines from "America" best supports the answer to Part A?
Chair'd in the adamant of Time
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Which of the following elements of poetic structure does Whitman use in these lines from "Song of Myself? Choose three options. 1, now thirty-seven years oid in perfect heath begin, Hoping to cease not till death.
regular meter, varying line length , natural speech cadence
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Which statement best explains why "On the Beach at Night Alone" can be said to have an epic theme?
It expresses a belief in a connection among all people.
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Which of the following elements of Whitman's poetic structure is best represented in this passage from "America"? All, all alke endear'd, grown, ungrown, young or old, Strong, ample, fair, endunng, capable, nch. Perennial with the Barth, with Freedom, Law and Love....
cathalogue
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The word multilevel contains the Latin combining form multi- Choose the example that most clearly illustrates the meaning of multilevel. Base your answer on yo combning form multi-.
a terraced garden with stairs connecting various flat surfaces
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Part A If a corporation is mutinational, which is most likely to be true? Base your answer on your knowledge of the combining form multi-
The corporation produces goods in several countries
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Part B Which of these examples best illustrates the answer to Part.
Her company started in the United States, but it now has franchises in 119 countries
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Wnich passage from the selections is the strongest example of anaphora?
Avast similitude interlocks all, / AI spheres, grown, ungrown, small, large, suns, moons, planets, / All distances of place however wide. ... (from "On the Beach at Night Aloney
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Which line from the selections is the best example of Whit man's use of sensory diction?
… Singing with open mouths their strong melodious songs (from "I Hear America Singing")
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The following question has two parts. Answer Part Afirst, and then Part B. Part A Which sentence contains an example of onomatopoeia?
The murmuring tide soon fulled the campers to sleep.
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Part B What is the main effect of the onomatopoeia used in the answer to Part A?
it helps the reader imagine a sound.