Questions: Using TPCASTT, analyze the literary devices of Walt Whitman's "I Hear America Singing." Which literary device is used in lines 3-5 of the poem? The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam, The mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work, The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat, the deckhand singing on the steamboat deck, repetition allusion simile

Using TPCASTT, analyze the literary devices of Walt Whitman's "I Hear America Singing." Which literary device is used in lines 3-5 of the poem? The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam, The mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work, The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat, the deckhand singing on the steamboat deck, repetition allusion simile
Transcript text: Using TPCASTT, analyze the literary devices of Walt Whitman's "I Hear America Singing." Which literary device is used in lines 3-5 of the poem? The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam, The mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work, The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat, the deckhand singing on the steamboat deck, repetition allusion simile
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Step 1: Identify the lines in question

Lines 3-5 of the poem are:

  • The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam,
  • The mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work,
  • The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat, the deckhand singing on the steamboat deck,
Step 2: Identify the literary device used

The prompt asks for the literary device used in these lines. Each line describes a different worker "singing his" as he performs his daily work. The repetition of "singing his" emphasizes the individual songs of the workers and connects their labor to their individual expression.

Final Answer:

repetition

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