Question

Question 1

Read part A question and select the best answer. Then answer part B. PART A: Which lines from

the poem provide the strongest support for the inference that Chicago is a hard-working and sturdy place?


What words in your answer from part A help you make the inference

A "lifted head singing (line 14)

B "fierce dog with tongue lapping for action (line 18)

C just guessed

D "stormy husky brawling/city with the big shoulders (lines4-5)

Answer 1

"Flinging magnetic curses amid the toil of piling job on job, here is a tall bold slugger set vivid against the little soft cities; "

A. "lifted head singing (line 14)

Step-by-step explanation:

This question is about the poem "Chicago", by Carl Sandurg. In this poem, Carl says that people only see defects in Chicago and those defects are real and are worse than people realize, but chicago has countless qualities like being strong, fearless, fierce and hardworking, as well as proud and courageous, their brutality, overcome any challenge and remain relevant and self-sufficient for their people.