1. “I Hear America Singing”
Whitman
“I Hear America Singing”

2. Answer the following. Catalog – list of things, people, or events
Parallel Structure – repetition of words/ phrases that have similar grammatical structure
Name the people the speaker hears in lines 2-8. According to line 9, what does each person sing? (Don’t just rewrite the line – what does it mean?)
How would you describe the theme of this poem? What is the speaker saying about the American people?
If Whitman were to write this poem today, what kinds of singing would Whitman hear?
What does Whitman catalog in this poem? How does this poem use parallel structure?