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Whitman

Whitman. “I Hear America Singing”. Answer the following. Catalog – list of things, people, or events Parallel Structure – repetition of words/ phrases that have similar grammatical structure

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Whitman

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  1. Whitman “I Hear America Singing”

  2. Answer the following. Catalog – list of things, people, or events Parallel Structure – repetition of words/ phrases that have similar grammatical structure • Name the people the speaker hears in lines 2-8. According to line 9, what does each person sing? (Don’t just rewrite the line – what does it mean?) • How would you describe the theme of this poem? What is the speaker saying about the American people? • If Whitman were to write this poem today, what kinds of singing would Whitman hear? • What does Whitman catalog in this poem? How does this poem use parallel structure?

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