Song of myself questions and answers

1) The tone in the song of myself number 52 is best described as a. lighthearted
b. bombastic c. detached
d. intimate

2) Which images best appeals to the sense of hearing or sound? a. "the spotted hawk swoops by and accuses me he complains of my gab and my loitering".
b. "I too am not a bit tamed i too am untranslatable".
c. "the last scud of day holds back for me.."
d. "i depart as air, i shake my white locks at the runaway sun..."

3) In, song of myself number 52 Whitman a.suggests that poetry will save the world b. explains that all poets deserve equal respect c. proclaims his own importance as a poet
d. disscuses the difference between poetry and prose

4) At the end of the poem, the speaker a.proclaims his love to democracy b. encourages us to read more of his poems c. reaffirms his link to the reader d. makes ironic comments about his own work

5) A common theme in the whitman poems you have read is that a. the natural world is becomin corrupt b. people should delight in their thoughts and spirit c. once people have died they are soon forgotten d. the people of the world struggle without hope

6) In song of myself number 33 whitman a. refuses ti help the skipper b. is repulsed by the suffering he describes c. take on the suffering of the victims d. ponders matters of life and death

7) Whe the speaker in song of myself, number 33, writes that agonies are "change of garents", he means that a. he want to sufer so that happiness will be more meanigfull b. he cannot decide on his role in life c. he identifies deeply with others and takes on their emotions d. agony is a superficial emotion

8) number 10 and number 33 of song of myself are united by the a. strong sense of rhyme b. repeated phrases c. use of alliteration d. common themes