In this poem, Whitman honors the American work ethic. He describes how the voices of individual citizens come together in unison to represent the pride and joy Americans take in their work. At the same time, this blend of different voices into one is symbolic of American patriotism.

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 mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work,
The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat, the deckhand singing
on the steamboat deck,
The shoemaker singing as he sits on his bench, the hatter singing as he
stands,
The wood-cutter’s song, the ploughboy’s on his way in the morning, or at
noon intermission or at sundown,
The delicious singing of the mother, or of the young wife at work, or of the girl
sewing or washing,
Each singing what belongs to him or her and to none else,
The day what belongs to the day—at night the party of young fellows, robust,
friendly,
Singing with open mouths their strong melodious songs.

Question

In this poem, Whitman honors the American work ethic. He describes how the voices of individual citizens come together in unison to represent the pride and joy Americans take in their work. At the same time, this blend of different voices into one is symbolic of American patriotism.

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 mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work,
The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat, the deckhand singing
     on the steamboat deck,
The shoemaker singing as he sits on his bench, the hatter singing as he
     stands,
The wood-cutter’s song, the ploughboy’s on his way in the morning, or at
     noon intermission or at sundown,
The delicious singing of the mother, or of the young wife at work, or of the girl
     sewing or washing,
Each singing what belongs to him or her and to none else,
The day what belongs to the day—at night the party of young fellows, robust,
     friendly,
Singing with open mouths their strong melodious songs.

iosangel · Answer

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iosangel · Answer

Is this correct?

Noobsabotes · Answer

Yes that is correct i did that on my test and got a 100

Jeff1217iscooldude · Answer

Lol

JamesTDG · Answer

Do you have an excerpt of that piece of text? I have not read it before so I can't assist you properly...

iosangel · Answer

its called "I Hear America Singing"
by Walt Whitman

I have posted the passage above

JamesTDG · Answer

ah, apollogies for that, I'll see what I can do to assist you

JamesTDG · Answer

1 is correct, 2 is correct (I don't see anything about difficulty), 3 feels like its correct, 4 is correct

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