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QuizMultiple Choice

Using Resources and Reference Materials for Editing — Unit test

Question 10 • Common Core ELA 11 - ELA3011 IC

What thoughts I have of you tonight, Walt Whitman, for I walked down the sidestreets under the trees with a headache self-conscious looking at the full moon.

Answer
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The long-line structure serves as an introduction to the narrative.
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The long-line structure provides background for the allusion.
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The long-line structure imitates stream-of-conscious thought.
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The long-line structure allows for predictable rhyme schemes.

Explanation

The sentence-like line moves through a series of thoughts and observations without a regular meter or rhyme pattern. That loose, flowing form imitates stream-of-consciousness thought. The long line does mention Walt Whitman, but its main effect is not simply to provide background for that allusion.

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