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IhearAmerig，thevariedcarolsIhear，

Thoseofmeics，eaginghisasitshouldbeblitheandstrong，

&ersinginghisashemeasureshisplankorbeam，

Themasonsinginghisashemakesreadyforwork，orleavesoffwork，

&mansingiohiminhisboat，thedegieamboatdeck，

Theshashesitsohehattersingiands，

&er’ssong，theploughboy’sonhiswayinthem，oratnoonintermissionoratsundown，

Thedeligiher，oroftheyouwirlse>

Eagwhatbelongstohimorherandtononeelse，

&beloyofyoungfellows，robust，friendly，

Singingwithopenmouthstheirstrongmelodioussongs。

1。Fillintheblankswiththegivenwordstopletethefollraph。

IHearAmerigbyWaltortraysaverystrong，1）Ameriysofthetrysharehisviews，bothiandin1860。Now，thewaris“overthere”，butin1860，awarwasabouttoeruptiofAmerithoughthispowerfulpoemwaswrittenjustayearbeforethe2）Warofficiallybrokeout，therewasbitterargumeheeriatthetime。WhitmanwrotehispoemtoemphasizewhatmakestheUes3）:thesimplebinationofeverymanandilydedicatedtotheir4），nabhtsandwrongsof“true”Ameri5）。WaltWhitmanuses6）Ameridtherepetitionof“7）”toshowtheNorthandSouththatthedetermination8）（blackorwhite，maleorfemale）willmaketheUesreat。WaltWhitman，throughhispoem，eakingto9）AmeritheNorthah。Hisaudienceisshownthevalueclassthroughextensive10）。

2。PairWork:pareandtrastthepoems。

ThepoemsIHearAmerigbyWaltWhitman，andI，TooSingAmerigsto3Textsbothwrittee1800searly1900s。TheybothhaveaionAmerispiratioheyvaryintopics。Pleasediscusswithyourpartnerahesimilaritiesaweewopoems。

Notes

1。F。ScottFitzgerald（1896-1940）:Hewasahorofnovelsandshortstories，whosearadigmwritingsoftheJazzAge，atermheself。HeiswidelyregardedasoAmeriwritersofthe2eraldissideredamemberofthe“LostGeion”ofthe1920s。HefinishedfourhisSideofParadise，TheBeautifulaeheNightandhismostfamous，TheGreatGatsby。

2。WillaCather（1873-1947）:ShewasanAmeriovelistnotedforherimmigrantsstrugglingtomakealividurie1800s。Sheauthored12hemostpopularofwhicludeMyAntoniaOPioheSongoftheLark，ahesfortheArchbishop。InherworksCathercreatedstroers，whohadthedvisioatheirdifficultlives。

3。WaltWhitman（1819-1892）:Hewasoinnovatorsierature。IerofpoemshecalledLeavesaveAmericaitsfirstgenuineepi。Thepoeticstylehedevisedisnowcalledfreeverse—thatis，poetrywithoutafixedbeatularrhymescheme。

4。LangstonHughes（1902-1967）:Heoet，socialaovelist，playwright，andnist。HewasoinnovatorsofthetheeraryartformjazzphesisbestknownftheHarlemRenaissance。Hefamouslywroteabouttheperiodthat“Harlemwasinvogue”。

5。LongIsland:ItisanislahesoutheastpartoftheU。S。stateofNewYork，justeastofManhattaortheastii，LongIslandsfourties，twoofwhicharebhsofNewYorkCity（QueensandBrooklyn），andtwoofwhicharemainlysuburban（NassauandSuffolk）。

6。Croirier’s:Itisapparentlyafialstore，perhapsiier’s，afamousjewelrystoreestablishedinNewYorkbyPierre1917。“Croire”isaFreneaniothink，ortocredit”。

7。theSound:LongIslandSound，anarrowfiheAtlaweenLongIslaeofeainlaofNewYorkCity。

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