Thursday, February 21, 2008

1. What types of professions would be celebrated in a modern poetic tribute to Americans?
Firemen, doctors, lawyers, and teachers. (ordinary people) police officers,fireman,teachers,doctors,lawyers,bus drives ect.

2. What words and phrases indicate Whitman’s empathy with heroic people?

"These of mechanicseach singing his as it should blithe and strong" The words and phrases that indicate Whitman’s empathy with heroic people are ‘’i Hear America Singing” “Those of mechanics,each singing his as it should blithe and strong”.

3. If you could choose a modern American hero to add to Whitman’s poem, “I Hear America Singing,” Who would you choose and why?

I would choose an honest peorson that works a stressfull job, but through it all still keeps going.

4. What do you believe is Whitman’s concept of heroism? if I wouldl choose a modern American hero to add Whitman’s concept of heroism.


5. Throughout “Song of Myself,” Whitman uses the pronoun “I” in order to empathize with people. What effect does this use of the first person have on the reader? The effect that the use of the first person have on the reader is seeing everything from Whitman’s eyes.

6. How would Whitman celebrate the cultural diversity found in America today?
Whitman would celebrate the cultural diversity found in American by writing a poem about different types of people gay,stright,bi,whatever and how they are now accepted in the world.

7. What landscapes do you feel Whitman would praise today? the landscapes I feel Whitman would praise to day would be his brige,New York City,Vagas, and Chicogo.


8. What sound devices would be reminiscent of Whitman’s style to describe these landscapes? the sound that devices would be reminiscent of Whitman’s style would be the sound of nature.


9. Do you think Whitman would sing the praises of technology? Explain.
I do believe Whitman would sing praises of technology because its a interessting tool in our seiocty, change our would in a great way.

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