Carl Sandburg: "Chicago" - Discuss Flashcards

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  • tone (voice/style of a piece of writing)
  • imagery (device frequently used by modernists)
  • characterization (of Chicago and its people)
  • personification
  • repetition
  • dialogue
  • simile
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in lines 25-29 of his poem “Chicago” Sandburg uses powerful action verbs – shoveling, wrecking, building, breaking – to

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convey an image of a bold and powerful city

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lines 30-31 of Sandburg’s poem “Chicago” contain the poetic device of

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personification

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in the beginning words of lines 6, 9, and 12 of the poem “Chicago,” Sandburg uses the poetic convention of

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repetition

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in line 30 of his poem “Chicago” Sandburg uses the image of smoke and dust to convey a picture of

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Chicago as an industrial city

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in lines 6-14 of “Chicago” who is the poet talking to

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to the city, Chicago

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