Preface to "Leaves of Grass" and "Song of Myself" Review

Who is the author of "Leaves of Grass" and "Song of Myself"?

• Henry David Thoreau

• Walt Whitman

• Ralph Waldo Emerson

Which literary period did Whitman write in?

• The Renaissance

• The Iron Age

• Transcendentalism

In "Leaves of Grass", what does Whitman mean when he says The United States is a "well-shaped heir"?

• A new and better nation

• A nation where the past still haunts the present

• A nation that is going through tremendous change

Whitman says that The United States does not repel the past, but accepts it.

• True

• False

Who is the main character in "Leaves of Grass"?

• America

• There is no main character

• Walt Whitman

The United States is not considered the greatest poem according to Whitman.

• True

• False

According to Whitman, what makes The United States special?

• Equality for all

• Different cultures/heritages

• Both A and B

The speaker of "Song of Myself" has no name.

• True

• False

In "Song of Myself", what does the speaker mean when he says “I celebrate myself, and sing myself…”?

• He wants to show the importance of others

• He is saying that humanity is an epic hero

• He is singing to others

What does the speaker say about schools and old teachings in the phrase “Creeds and schools in abeyance…”?

• What can we learn about the world outside of the classroom?

• How we learn inside the classroom

• The classroom is no place of learning