I Too and I Hear America Singing

The Americans the speaker refers to in the poem "I Hear America Singing" are-

• ordinary working people
• wounded soldiers
• great figures in the US history
• doctors and nurses

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Which of the following statements is true about the songs America is singing?

• The songs are out of tune
• Each person has a different song
• People are singing songs no one can hear
• People are singing out of sorrow

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What literary device is evident in both poems?

• Historical allusion

• Simile

• Repetition

• Rhyme

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CCSS.RI.7.7

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CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

What is the overall tone of "I Hear America Singing"?

• Joyous

• Sarcastic

• Dismal

• Eerie

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which repeated word serves to unify "I Hear America Singing"?

• carols

• worker

• strong

• singing

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Who is the speaker of the poem I, Too?

• The plantation owner

• The parents of Langston Hughes

• The darker brother

• The slaves

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What is the tone of the poem I, Too?

• sad
• hopeful
• angry
• joyful

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What does the kitchen symbolize in "I, Too"?

"They send me to eat in the kitchen when company comes"

• The future

• Segregation

• Hunger

• The future

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What does "Tomorrow" symbolize in the second stanza of "I, Too"?

Tomorrow,

I'll be at the table

When company comes.

• Choir

• The future

• Equal rights

• Freedom

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CCSS.RL.7.10

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CCSS.RL.8.4

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

In which line do you know the speaker of "I, Too" feels proud?

• "And be ashamed"

• "Eat in the kitchen"

• "They'll see how beautiful I am"

• "Say to me"

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9