Leaves of Grass Test | Final Test - Hard

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Leaves of Grass Test | Final Test - Hard

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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. Where is the good place in Boston where Whitman wants to see the show from in the morning?

2. Who does Whitman describe as being lean and sinewy with muscular legs, thinly clothed, and well trained?

3. For what time of the year does Whitman write a warble, in the form of a poem for in the "Autumn Rivulets" section?

4. Who is the man that Whitman describes as being very cute, a man who is a made man from this day?

5. "And there is ______ to us of all that has ever come of races and days, or ever will come."

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Whitman ask the soul to do in the poems about addressing the idea of mortality?

2. What is the procession of the people into the theater, one of many on Broadway, used as a metaphor for in "A Broadway Pageant"?

3. What does the poem "Passage to India" have to share about this country and about its progress in the world?

4. Why is an old man in the poem "Prayers of Columbus" too full of woe, according to Whitman's poem?

5. To what are the tides of the ocean compared to in life, according to the poems of Whitman?

6. How is the meteor used as a metaphor in the poem called, "Year of Meteors," which Whitman has written?

7. What happens to the summer rains, according to Whitman's poem "Autumn Rivulets"?

8. To whom does Whitman appear to give his spirit to, though this person is never mentioned by name in a poem?

9. Why is it sad when one of the birds in a couple dies and the other one does not know it?

10. What does Whitman point out happens no matter how many advancements science has made?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

People are not always what they seem, according to Whitman, and few would disagree.

Part 1: Why do you think Whitman wanted to be clear that no one is what they seem?

Part 2: Do you think you would tell a lover or friend that you are not what you appear?

Part 3: How would you react if someone told you that not all is what it seems to be?

Essay Topic 2

The author is also sure that the wonderful United States is prosperous now, but that it will encounter a time of problems.

Part 1: Why do you think Whitman wants to point out that the U.S. is going to have troubles in the future?

Part 2: Do you think that Whitman was correct in his prediction?

Part 3: Why do you think Whitman wanted to discuss the idea of a possible unkind fate in the future?

Essay Topic 3

Whitman discusses the idea that he has no legacy to leave behind for his family and the next generation.

Part 1: Why do you think a legacy is something of importance?

Part 2: Do you agree that Whitman has left nothing as a legacy?

Part 3: Is it important to you that you leave a legacy to the next generation? Why or why not?

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