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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. The narrator offers “biscuits to eat” and what to drink to the “dear son” in Section 46?
2. Of animals, the poet says in Section 32, “Not one is dissatisfied, not one is demented with the mania of” what?
3. To what does the narrator say in Section 40, “You seem to look for something at my hands”?
4. In the final lines of Section 25, the poet claims, “Writing and talk do not prove me, I carry the plenum of proof and every thing else in my” what?
5. Three of what are “whizzing in a row from three lusty angels with shirts bagg'd out at their waists” in Section 41?
Short Essay Questions
1. What events take place in the battle described in Section 34 of the poem?
2. Where does the poet “stand” in Section 44? What conclusion has he reached?
3. What have the “sentries” done, according to the narrator in Section 28?
4. How does Whitman address the faults of mankind in Section 32?
5. How does Whitman address the vastness of the world in Section 33?
6. What reaction does the poet have to his circumstances in the opening of Section 38?
7. With what characters does the narrator relate in Section 37?
8. What conclusions does the poet reach in Section 31?
9. What is implied of “the journey” of life in Section 44?
10. In what way is the concept of “rebirth” illustrated in Section 38?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Define the following literary terms: rhyme, meter, and form. Using an excerpt from the poem, identify the lines and stanzas as well as analyzing its rhyme and meter (or lack thereof). How does this poem compare to traditional, lyrical poetry? Why do you think Walt Whitman chose to write in this style?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the Native American experience, its culture, and its idealization in the poem. How does the poet refer to the American Indians? What viewpoints does he imbue on tribal belief systems? How are their customs depicted?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the poet’s references to the Texas War of Independence. What were Whitman’s political views regarding the war? How many soldiers died in the battles? How does Whitman describe the Battle of the Alamo in this section of the poem? What central battle is his focus?
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