Question

What is the form of this poem?

I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear,Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong,The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam, . . .The delicious singing of the mother, or of the young wife at work, or of the girl sewing or washing, . . .
From “I Hear America Singing” by Walt Whitman

Answer 1

I would think imagery.

Answer 2

I thought the same thing.. However, my instructor informed me that I could only choose one of the following:
Narrative poems, such as the ballad and the epic, tell a story.
Lyric poems express the speaker’s feelings.
An ode is a type of lyric poem that celebrates something.
A sonnet is also a lyric poem but follows very strict rules.
A elegy mourns the loss of something important to the poet.
Free verse has no regular rhythm or rhyme.
A catalog poem is free verse that lists the poet’s thoughts or feelings on a subject.

Catalog Poem?

Answer 3

yup