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Walt Whitman’s "Song of Myself" Answers

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What is the tone of this excerpt? menacingsolemn✔ enthusiasticregretful

A
menacing
B
solemn
C
✔ enthusiastic
D
regretful
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Which of the speaker’s words provide clues to the tone? Check the three that best apply.

A
real
B
thou
C
soul
D
earnest
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What is the poem about? the grave✔ lifedust

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the grave
B
✔ life
C
dust
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Because of its title and first-person point of view, “Song of Myself” is often perceived as autobiographical. When reading a poem, should readers assume that the author is the speaker?

A
Yes; everything that is written by a person should be considered autobiographical.
B
No; poems are products of imagination and express beliefs that may not be the writer’s.
C
No; poems are not like other forms of writing because they do not have speakers.
D
Yes; poems that reference the “self” in the title must be autobiographical.

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Walt Whitman’s "Song of Myself"