<p>Name: ______</p><p>Walt Whitman—Read the biography on page 530 and write five important facts about his life.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Walt Whitman--“I Hear America Singing”</p><p> Written in 1st person  Written in free-verse  Use of catalogs—long lists of related things, people, or events</p><p>In this poem, Whitman celebrates work through the “varied carols” of men and women who take pride in their occupations.</p><p>1. List some of the jobs you would expect to be celebrated in a truly American epic written today?</p><p>2. What do all of the people in first eight lines of Whitman’s poem have in common? 3. What image does Whitman present in the last line of the poem?</p><p>4. What frequently repeated word is a metaphor for celebrating the joys of life?</p><p>5. Who does Whitman feel is truly building America?</p>