American Renaissance, Part 2
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
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| show | a mental loss |
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| Which best describes both Whitman's and Dickinson's view of nature? | Nature offers inspiration and meaning. | show 🗑
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| show | "O I perceive after all so many uttering tongues." |
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| What does the speaker realize by the end of "Because I could Not Stop for Death? | show |
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| show | to paint a picture of an aggressive being |
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| show | indifference |
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| In poem 52 from Leaves of Grass, the speaker compares himself to a hawk in the following lines: "The spotted hawk swoops by and accuses me, he complains of my gab and my loitering. I too am not a bit tamed..." What is the purpose of this metaphor? | show |
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| show | the voice of all Americans |
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| show | democracy |
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| Whitman makes Leaves of Grass personal by having the speaker _______________ | show |
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| In poem 51 of Leaves of Grass, Whitman's speaker says, "Do I contradict myself? Why does he ask this question? | He wants the reader to think about the question | show 🗑
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| In poem 6 of Leaves of Grass, Whitman says, :The smallest sprout shows there is really no death,/And if ever there was it led forward life." What does this reveal about Whitman's views on life and death? | show |
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| show | accepting |
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| show | Tensions over slavery were high between the North and the South |
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| show | The human body and soul merge with nature to become immortal. |
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