Think you’ve got your head wrapped around I Hear America Singing? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. In what form is the poem written?
Sestina
Haiku
Free verse
Villanelle
Q. What form of repetition does the poem use frequently?
Anaphora
End rhyme
Alliteration
Slant rhyme
Q. How does the speaker unite all of the Americans in the poem who are off doing their own things?
Through meeting at a coffee shop once a week
Through their singing
Through match.com
Through their bowling league
Q. What changes at the end of the poem?
We see the workers at home in their beds
We see the workers singing at an awesome party
We see the workers reading Harry Potter
Trick question: nothing changes
Q. How do the workers feel about their songs?
They don't really care about them
They hate them
They're looking for recording industry contracts for them
They feel a sense of ownership about them