Question

2. In the final line, what does the phrase "singing with open mouths" suggest about what it means to be American?

Answer 1

Answer:

D. that they are bold and proud people.

Explanation:

According to a different source, these are the options that come with this question:

A. that they are diverse, open-minded, tolerant people.

B. that they want to be heard.

C. that they are generous and benevolent people.

D. that they are bold and proud people.

This question refers to the poem "I Hear America Singing" by Walt Whitman. In this poem, the author reflects on what it means to be American, and on the way American people behave in their daily lives. He particularly focuses on the working class, as he talks about people in a variety of professions, such as the carpenter, the mason and the boatman. The author also tells us that these people are all singing, which creates the idea of harmony and collaboration. By saying that these people sing "with open mouths," Whitman implies that they are bold and proud people.

Answer 2

Hello. You forgot to mention that this question is about the poem "I Hear America Singing". In addition, you forgot to enter the answer options.

The options are:

A. that they are diverse, open-minded, tolerant people. B. that they want to be heard. C. that they are generous and benevolent people. D. that they are bold and proud people.

Answer:

D. that they are bold and proud people.

Explanation:

The phrase "singing with open mouths" shows that people are so happy with a situation that they want to celebrate singing and want everyone to hear their singing, because they are part of a wonderful situation that everyone should hear about.

In the poem this situation is related to the meaning of being American and the phrase refers that people are so happy to be Americans that they are bold and proud.