Question

1. which of the following lines from whitmans poetry is an example of parallelism? a or i guess the grass is itself a child, the produced babe of the vegetation b would the lawyer rise in the court to state his case before the judge? c till the gossamer thread you fling catch somewhere, o my soul. d ceaselessly musing, venturing, throwing, seeking the spheres to connect them 2. how does the speaker in \i hear america singing\ unite all americans while they are doing their own thing? a through their singing. b through their beliefs. c in a meeting. d by forming a union. 3. what event was one of the sparks of the civil war? a wounded knee b bleeding kansas c bunker hill d battle of the bulge 4. what is the theme of \i hear america singing\? a americans and their pride in labor. b memento mori and carpe diem. c inequality in the workforce. d american superiority.

Explanation:

1. Parallelism is the repetition of grammatical structures. In option D, "musing, venturing, throwing, seeking" are all - ing verbs in a parallel structure.
2. In "I Hear America Singing", the speaker unites Americans through their singing as the poem emphasizes different Americans singing while working.
3. "Bleeding Kansas" was a series of violent confrontations over the issue of slavery in Kansas in the 1850s, which was a spark of the Civil War. "Wounded Knee" was a massacre in 1890, "Bunker Hill" was in the Revolutionary War, and "Battle of the Bulge" was in World War II.
4. The theme of "I Hear America Singing" is about Americans and their pride in labor as it describes various workers singing while doing their jobs.

Answer:

1. D. Ceaselessly musing, venturing, throwing, seeking the spheres to connect them
2. A. Through their singing
3. B. Bleeding Kansas
4. A. Americans and their pride in labor