Question

rise up!
hamilton
i imagine death so much it feels more like a memory
whens it gonna get me? (130)
in my sleep? seven feet ahead of me?
if i see it comin, do i run or do i let it be?
is it like a beat without a melody?
see, i never thought id live past twenty
where i come from some get half as many (135)
ask anybody why we livin fast and we laugh, reach for a flask
we have to make this moment last, thats plenty

scratch that
this is not a moment, its the movement
where all the hungriest brothers with (140)
something to prove went?
foes oppose us, we take an honest stand
we roll like moses, claimin our promised land
and? if we win our independence?
is that a guarantee of freedom for our descendants? (145)
or will the blood we shed begin an endless
cycle of vengeance and death with no defendants?
i know the action in the street is excitin
but jesus, between all the bleedin n fightin
ive been readin n writin (150)
we need to handle our financial situation

1 part a what is the tone of the stanza that begins with this phrase i imagine death so much it feels more like a memory?
a optimistic
b anxious
c foreboding
d hopeful
2 part b what words and phrases establish the tone?
a \see, i never thought id live past twenty/ where i come from some get half as many\
b \imagine death so much it feels more like a memory/ whens it gonna get me?\
c \if i see it comin, do i run or do i let it be?\
d \ask anybody why we livin fast and we laugh,\
3 part a how does the tone shift in the stanza that starts with this phrase scratch that this is not a moment, its the movement?
a hamilton’s tone shifts from accepting his horrible circumstances to being hopeful that he can be a part of a revolution
b hamilton’s tone shifts from worrying about his death to being accepting of his death
c hamilton’s tone shifts from enthusiasm about the war to contemplative about what the war will do to future generations
d hamilton’s tone shifts from contemplating what the united states will become to actively deciding to participate in the creation of the united states
4 part b what words and phrases establish this shift in tone?
a \this is not a moment, its the movement / where all the hungriest brothers with / something to prove went?\
b \is that a guarantee of freedom for our descendants? / or will the blood we shed begin an endless / cycle of vengeance and death\

Explanation:

Question 1 Part A

The phrase "I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory" and the following lines like "When's it gonna get me?" show a sense of worry and anticipation of death. "Foreboding" means a feeling that something bad will happen, which fits. "Optimistic" is positive, "Anxious" is more about nervousness, "Hopeful" is positive. So the tone is foreboding.

To establish the foreboding tone, the phrases about imagining death and questioning when it will come ("I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory/ When's it gonna get me?") show the anticipation of death. Option a is about living past twenty, option c is about reacting to death, option d is about living fast. So option b has the relevant phrases.

Initially, Hamilton is thinking about death (contemplating), then with "Scratch that... it's the movement" and lines about the revolution, he shifts to being part of creating the US. Option a: not about accepting circumstances. Option b: not accepting death. Option c: not about war's effect on future. Option d: shifts from contemplating to participating in US creation.

Answer:

c. Foreboding

Question 1 Part B