The following text is from Walt Whitman’s 1855 poem “I Hear America Singing.”I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear,Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong,The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam,The mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work,The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat, the deckhandsinging on the steamboat deck.7Mark for ReviewCross out answer choices you think are wrong.ABCWhich choice best states the main purpose of the text?AIt celebrates the diversity of American workers and their joyful expressions, providing specific examples of different professions.BIt criticizes the lack of harmony in American society and then suggests ways for improvement through the workers' songs.CIt notes the repetitive nature of various workers' tasks and promotes an alternative form of work that will facilitate a more artistic view of the world.DIt describes the challenges faced by American workers and then offers a hopeful vision of their resilience through singing.

Which of the following is Walt Whitman's free verse poem that addresses themes of nationalism and a protest to slavery?"Self-Reliance""Song of Myself""On Walden Pond""Resistance to Civil Government"

The following text is adapted from Walt Whitman’s 1865 poem “O Captain! My Captain!". O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells!Rise up! for you the flag is flung, for you the bugle trills:For you bouquets and ribboned wreaths; for you the shores a-crowding:For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning.My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still:My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will.            Exult, O shores! and ring, O bells!            But I, with silent tread,            Walk the spot my Captain lies,                Fallen cold and dead.Which choice describes the overall structure of the text?The speaker describes his aspirations for his country, then describes his aspirations for himself.eliminateThe speaker makes an impassioned plea, then contends with the reality of the situation.eliminateThe speaker puts forth an argument, then lists the reasons why that argument is not valid.eliminateThe speaker questions his own reality, then repeatedly contradicts his own claims.

“O Captain! My Captain!” is an 1865 poem by Walt Whitman published after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. In the poem, the speaker expresses grief about the irony of a leader dying before he can fully enjoy his victory, writing -------Which quotation from “O Captain! My Captain!” most effectively illustrates the claim? “The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won; / the port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting.”eliminate"But O heart! heart! heart! / O the bleeding drops of red, / Where on the deck my Captain lies, / Fallen cold and dead."eliminate“My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still; / my father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will.”eliminate“O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells; / rise up - for you the flag is flung - for you the bugle trills.”

What event is Whitman mourning?Group of answer choicesThe start of the Civil WarThe loss of the Confederate armyThe death of President LincolnA ship’s return after an unsuccessful trip

The following text is from the 1899 poem “Sympathy” by Paul Laurence Dunbar, who was a prominent African American poet born in Ohio.I know why the caged bird sings, ah me,When his wing is bruised and his bosom sore,—When he beats his bars and he would be free;It is not a carol of joy or glee,But a prayer that he sends from his heart’s deep core,But a plea, that upward to Heaven he flings—I know why the caged bird sings!5Mark for ReviewABCWhich choice best states the main purpose of the text?ATo discount the theory that glee is a less frequently perceived emotion than hopelessness isBTo convey how the perceptions of people who experience freedom relate to those who experience imprisonmentCTo consider whether actions taken in confined spaces cause more damage than those taken out in the openDTo contemplate how a type of vocalization associated with positivity can actually represent both despair and longing