A similarity between Whitman's descriptions of people in

the excerpt and the descriptions of the speaker in 'I, Too,

Sing America" is that both are

Read the lines from Walt Whitman's poem "I Hear America

Singing.

The delicious singing of the mother, or of the young wife

at work, or of

the girl sewing or washing,

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.

A.) ordinary

B.) hardworking.

C.) ashamed.

D.) beautiful.

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Kaya Dodson

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25 January, 08:38

A similarity between Whitman's descriptions of people in

the excerpt and the descriptions of the speaker in 'I, Too,

Sing America" is that both are

Read the lines from Walt Whitman's poem "I Hear America

Singing.

The delicious singing of the mother, or of the young wife

at work, or of

the girl sewing or washing,

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.

A.) ordinary

B.) hardworking.

C.) ashamed.

D.) beautiful.

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Oconnor · Answer 1

B.) hardworking.

Explanation:

This is because, the description of the people in Whiteman's excerpt and that of the speaker in "I, Too, Sing America"shows that they are talking about the hardworking people. This could be seen in this line below:

"The delicious singing of the mother, or of the young wife at work, or of the girl sewing or washing, Each singing what belongs to him or her and to none else ..."