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Whitman
Question | Answer |
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Assume | in "Song of Myself," it means to take on |
Abeyance | temporary suspension; inactivity |
hieroglyphic | picture symbol used in a writing system to represent sounds or words |
sufficed | to be enough or adequate |
harbor | to give shelter or offer refuge |
hazard | unavoidable danger |
disposition | state of mind or inclination |
transpire | to be revealed or become known |
inspired | breathed in |
twinges | sudden, sharp pains |
livid | deathly pale, pallid, ashen |
pervading | spread throughout all parts |
plaudits | an enthusiastic expression of approval; applause |
entrenchments | trenches dug in warfare to protect |
gab | idle talk; chatter |
barbaric yawp | a primitive, loud, harsh cry |
scud | windblown mist and low clouds |
edduse | spread out |
eddies | small whirwinds |
free verse | poetry without a pattern of rhyme or rhythm |
imagery | appeals to one of the five senses |
figure of speach | similes and metaphors |
symbols | a person, place, or thing that has a meaning beyond itself |