Text 1: “i hear america singing” by walt whitman 1 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, 5 the mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work, the boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat, the deckhand singing on the steamboat deck, the shoemaker singing as he sits on his bench, the hatter singing 10 as he stands, the wood-cutter’s song, the ploughboy’s on his way in the morning, or at noon intermission or at sundown, the delicious singing of the mother, or of the young wife at work, or of the girl sewing or washing, 15 each singing what belongs to him or her and to none else, the day what belongs to the day—at night the party of young fellows, robust, friendly, singing with open mouths their strong melodious songs. public domain text 2: “i, too, sing america” by langston hughes 1 i, too, sing america. i am the darker brother. they send me to eat in the kitchen when company comes, 5 but i laugh, and eat well, and grow strong. tomorrow, i’ll be at the table 10 when company comes. nobody’ll dare say to me, “eat in the kitchen," then. 15 besides, they’ll see how beautiful i am and be ashamed— i, too, am america. "i, too," from the collected poems of langston hughes by langston hughes, edited by arnold rampersad with david roessel, associate editor, copyright © 1994 by the estate of langston hughes. used by permission of alfred a. knopf, an imprint of the knopf doubleday publishing group, a division of penguin random house llc. all rights reserved. 11. how do the authors use the structure of the poems to contribute to the meaning of text 1 and text 2? question 11 options: a. in both poems, the poets avoid traditional rhyme scheme to highlight the important role that freedom has in american life. b. whitman gradually increases the length of his lines to emphasize the growing importance of the american worker, while hughes varies the line length to call attention to the experience in the kitchen. c. both poets use repeated words and phrases to describe american independence. d. hughes uses short lines to tell a simple story, while whitman uses longer lines to celebrate the complex role of the american worker.