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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 exclaims in Section 18, “Vivas to those who have” what?
2. From where does the narrator describe following the movements of the men with sledges and hammers in the end of Section 12?
3. The narrator claims that “size is only” what, in Section 21?
4. The narrator compels the reader in Section 2 by stating, “Stop this day and night with me and you shall possess” what?
5. What does the narrator bring to the runaway slave when he encounters him in Section 10?
Short Essay Questions
1. What imagery is the focus of Section 11 of the poem?
2. What is the metaphorical meaning in the following lines from Section 7: “Has any one supposed it lucky to be born? / I hasten to inform him or her it is just as lucky to die, and I know it.”?
3. After calling out to the Earth in Section 21, what does Whitman address in Section 22?
4. Whom does the poet invite to eat the meal in Section 19?
5. How does Section 13 begin? What is the focus of this section of the poem?
6. What Christian allusion can be seen in the opening of Section 21?
7. What new journey does the poet embark upon beginning in Section 8 of the poem?
8. What comparison of women and men is made by the poet in Section 21?
9. What “characters” does the poet embody in Section 10?
10. How does the poet relate the quality of “aroma” and of the air in Section 2?
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
Describe and discuss the marriage of the trapper to the “red girl” in Section 10. What is the implied cultural history of the bride and her family? How does the poet describe the customs of the Native Americans in this section of the poem?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the symbolism of the blade of grass that Whitman uses throughout “Song of Myself.” What have critics and scholars associated this motif with symbolically? How many times does the poet refer to the blade of grass in the poem? How does the grass relate to human existence?
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