Question

Select the correct text in the passage. In this excerpt from Carl Sandburg's "Chicago," which phrase connotes a feeling of pride? And having answered so I turn once more to those who sneer at this my city, and I give them back the sneer and say to them: Come and show me another city with lifted head singing so proud to be alive and coarse and strong and cunning. Flinging magnetic curses amid the toil of piling job on job, here is a tall bold slugger set vivid against the little soft cities;​

Answer 1

Answer:

lifted head

Explanation:

The above sentence from the excerpt actually connotes a feeling of pride.

From the excerpt, we can discover that "lifted head" is the phrase that connotes a feeling of pride.

The speaker said that they should come and show him another city with lifted head singing so proud to be alive. This reveals a feeling of pride on the part of the speaker who tend to boast about his own city as he compares his and others.

Even from the combination of words that make up the phrase, a lifted head  suggests pride.