Visions of the Past and Future: Structure in "I Hear America Singing"

Question 1

This poem is .

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not an example of free verse

Question 2

.

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rhyme

Question 3

In what three ways does Whitman’s poem match the time in which he was writing?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The poem celebrates people.; The poem breaks rules about structure.; The poem shows a positive picture.

Question 4

In what three ways does Whitman use repetition in this passage from his poem?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

by repeating “singing”; by starting each line with a type of worker; by ending each line with what each person does while singing

Question 5

What type of image does Whitman create by having the workers sing repeatedly?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

an image of happy workers

Visions of the Past and Future: Structure in "I Hear America Singing" Answers