Grass
By Carl Sandburg
Pile the bodies high at Austerlitz and Waterloo.
Shovel t...
English, 03.05.2021 18:00 yaya111601
Grass
By Carl Sandburg
Pile the bodies high at Austerlitz and Waterloo.
Shovel them under and let me work—
I am the grass; I cover all.
And pile them high at Gettysburg
And pile them high at Ypres and Verdun.
Shovel them under and let me work.
Two years, ten years, and passengers ask the conductor:
What place is this?
Where are we now?
I am the grass.
Let me work.
Q 1: To understand and reflect on what an author is saying in a poem, one must .
A-look up biographical material on the author
B-perform a close reading
C-seek out what other authorities or sources say about it
D-read it out loud to an audience
Q 2: A close reading of Carl Sandburg’s poem “Grass” shows that the poet’s diction is .
A-elaborate
B-simple
C-archaic
D-ornate
Q 3: A close reading of Carl Sandburg’s poem “Grass” reveals that the speaker is .
A- people on a train
B- the dead bodies
C-the grass
D-Carl Sandburg
Q 4: Which of the following features, if they are present, does reading a poem aloud helps you hear? Select all that apply.
A-repetition
B-rhythm
C-onomatopoeia
D-alliteration
E-meaning
Q 5:The references to specific geographical locations, Austerlitz and Waterloo, is an example of which literary device?
A-alliteration
B-onomatopoeia
C-rhythm
D-allusion
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