Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself" Assignment

How do word choice and tone reveal the speaker's voice in the poem? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

He uses words like "sing" and "celebrate" which have a positive affect in the poem. His tone suggest that he is very confident. He has no problem staying to himself.

Which words and phrases from the text help establish the overall subject of the poem? Check the three boxes that best apply. a. "I harbor for good or bad, I permit to speak at every hazard" b. "And what I assume you shall assume" c. "How could I answer the child?" d. "I answer that I cannot answer, you must find out for yourself." e. "The spotted hawk swoops by"

a. "I harbor for good or bad, I permit to speak at every hazard" b. "And what I assume you shall assume" d. "I answer that I cannot answer, you must find out for yourself."

Which phrase describes the voice of the speaker based on the word choice and tone in the passage? a. a self-confident voice that believes in connectedness to others b. a dramatic voice that is in love with celebrations and chemistry c. a self-absorbed voice that makes assumptions about others

a. A self-confident voice that believes in connectedness to others.

Which of the following points did you include in in your response? Check all of the boxes that apply. a. Words like "sing" and "celebrate" have positive connotations. b. The speaker is directly compared to the reader. c. The tone suggests a confident person.

a. Words like "sing" and "celebrate" have positive connotations. c. The tone suggests a confident person.

Which of the speaker's words provide clues to the tone? Check the two boxes that best apply. a. celebrate b. sing c. belonging d. assume

a. celebrate b. sing

What is the poem mostly about? Check the two boxes that best apply. a. the speaker's inevitable death b. the speaker's personal identification c. the speaker's love of grass d. the speaker's love of young people e. the speaker's approach to life

b. the speaker's personal identification e. the speaker's approach to life

What is the speaker's tone?

delighted

What is the connotation of the words celebrate and sing?

positive