1. What types of professions would be celebrated in a modern poetic tribute to Americans?
Firemen, doctors, lawyers, and teachers. (ordinary people)
2. What words and phrases indicate Whitman’s empathy with heroic people?
"These of mechanicseach 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 Martin Luther King because he knew what we as people went through everyday
4. What do you believe is Whitman’s concept of heroism?
His concept is people who can see past everything and know how to deal with problems
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 reader is able to understand better what whitman is saying
6. How would Whitman celebrate the cultural diversity found in America today?
He would write about how the world has changed
7. What landscapes do you feel Whitman would praise today?
He would praise technology, and nature
8. What sound devices would be reminiscent of Whitman’s style to describe these landscapes?
Wind, running water, rain.
9. Do you think Whitman would sing the praises of technology? Explain.
No because he focused more on the labor of people in his poetry about america.
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