Question

“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,” this quote from “i hear america singing” by walt whitman shows the poem is what kind?

a. lyric
b. haiku
c. couplet
d. sonnet

Answer 1

A lyric poem is a poem which express the feelings and emotions of the author.
A Haiku poem is kind of Japanese poem consisted of only 3 lines, in which the middle one is 7 syllables, while the 2 others are 5 syllables.
A couplet poem is a poem in which each 2 lines rhymes and have the same number of syllables.
A sonnet poem is a poem consisted of 14 lines, 10 syllables each.


The author of the poem is clearly describing what he sees, what he listen, his feelings and emotions. So we can say it's a lyric poem.

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