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American Renaissance, Part 2

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In "I Felt a Funeral, in My Brain," the speaker is experiencing ___________   show  
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Which best describes both Whitman's and Dickinson's view of nature?   show  
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show "O I perceive after all so many uttering tongues."    
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show All of life leads toward death.    
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Read the following line from "I Started Early-Took My Dog": "And made as He would eat up-" Why does the speaker use personification to describe the ocean waves?   show  
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In "Apparently with No Surprise," what is the attitude that nature has about the processes and events that the speaker observes?   show  
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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?   to show that he can make untamed noises, as well   show
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Whose perspective does Walt Whitman want readers to hear in his poetry?   the voice of all Americans   show
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show democracy    
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show use first-person pronouns    
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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?   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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Which word best describes Emily Dickinson's attitude toward death?   show  
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Why is it significant that Walt Whitman includes "Southerner as soon as Northerner" as part of the speaker's identity in Leaves of Grass?   Tensions over slavery were high between the North and the South   show
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show The human body and soul merge with nature to become immortal.    
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