What “enumerations” does Ginsberg list? street names✔ fruitstrees
How does the structure of the poem emphasize these “enumerations”? by spreading them throughout the poem✔ by grouping them togetherby using a list to make them easy to recognize
What are the effects of Ginsberg’s list of images? Check all of the boxes that apply.
The poem reflects Ginsberg’s relationship to Whitman by showing Ginsberg’s
Identify a feeling that Ginsberg conveys with his use of style, structure, and theme.
How do the speaker and Whitman disobey the laws of consumerism? by not feeling comfortable in the supermarket✔ by sampling items but not paying for themX by asking the pork and bananas silly questions
The final line of the poem asks Whitman about the America he experienced one hundred years ago. What meaning does Ginsberg convey by ending the poem this way?
Ginsberg’s final question contrasts Whitman’s loving vision of America with the consumer-driven 1950s, suggesting that Whitman’s America may no longer exist and that he might not recognize the country.
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