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The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat -
the deckhand singing on the steamboat deck;
The shoemaker singing as he sits on his bench – the
hatter singing as he stands.
-I Hear America Singing,"
Walt Whitman
In what three ways does Whitman's poem match the time in which he was writing?
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A)The poem celebrates people.
B)The poem breaks rules about structure.
C)The poem has rhyme.
D)The poem shows a positive picture.
E)The poem is tightly structured.
Answer:
The correct answers are: A. The poem celebrates people. B. The poem breaks rules about structure. and D. The poem shows a positive picture.
Explanation:
This poem by Walt Whitman shows the working class of America, and how they are the ones who give life to the nation. He "hears them sing."
This poem celebrates people, proudly showing each of these people working and making America great.
The poem breaks rules about structure, as we can see does not follow the conventional structure of a poem with its ordered rhymes and stanzas.
The poem shows a positive picture. The image that the author creates is how he happily observes all these people working with joy, as if they were singing and he could hear them.