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FROM PAUMANOK STARTING I FLY LIKE A BIRD.

by Walt Whitman.

Ten questions on craft, meaning, and form. Untimed. Answer every question to submit.

Q01of 10

What does 'Paumanok' refer to in the poem's opening line?

Q02of 10

Which of the following best describes the poem's overall structure?

Q03of 10

The central image of the speaker as a bird primarily conveys which idea?

Q04of 10

What does the phrase 'to roam accepted everywhere' suggest about the speaker's relationship with the nation?

Q05of 10

The parenthetical phrase 'they are inimitable' applied to the songs of Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin is best understood as expressing which tone?

Q06of 10

What tension does the poem hold together in its final two lines?

Q07of 10

The conditional phrase 'to the tap of the war-drum if need be' most likely alludes to which historical context?

Q08of 10

Which literary technique is most dominant in lines 4 through 7 of the poem?

Q09of 10

The 'idea of all' that the speaker wishes to sing is best described as which of the following?

Q10of 10

The geographical movement in the poem travels generally from northeast to south and then west, ending near California. What effect does this trajectory create?

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