Poetry 2nd chapter Song Of My Self
1. Walt Whitman is known as the poet of __________.
a) War
b) Democracy
c) Love
d) Death
π Answer: b) Democracy
2. The poem “Song of Myself” is taken from Whitman’s collection __________.
a) Leaves of Grass
b) Paradise Lost
c) Divine Comedy
d) Golden Treasury
π Answer: a) Leaves of Grass
3. “Song of Myself” was first published in the year ________.
a) 1840
b) 1855
c) 1870
d) 1880
π Answer: b) 1855
4. Walt Whitman belongs to which country?
a) England
b) America
c) France
d) Germany
π Answer: b) America
5. Whitman is called the “Father of _________ Poetry.”
a) Romantic
b) Free Verse
c) Classical
d) Ballad
π Answer: b) Free Verse
6. “I celebrate myself, and sing myself” is the opening line of ________.
a) O Captain! My Captain!
b) Song of Myself
c) The Solitary Reaper
d) Crossing Brooklyn Ferry
π Answer: b) Song of Myself
7. Which quality of poetry is central in Whitman’s style?
a) Simplicity
b) Rhyme scheme
c) Free rhythm and catalogues
d) Sonnets
π Answer: c) Free rhythm and catalogues
8. Whitman’s poetry expresses __________.
a) Individualism and universality
b) Mysticism only
c) Nature alone
d) Only personal grief
π Answer: a) Individualism and universality
9. Whitman celebrates the _________ of common people.
a) Beauty
b) Heroism
c) Dignity
d) Suffering
π Answer: c) Dignity
10. “Song of Myself” reflects __________.
a) American identity
b) Indian culture
c) English tradition
d) Greek philosophy
π Answer: a) American identity
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