Carl Sandburg: "Chicago" - Read Flashcards

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  • carl sandburg is often referred to as “the poet of the common man” because he uses simple, straightforward language and ideas about the help and care of the poor
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the following line from Sandburg’s poem “Chicago” incorporates which poetic device?
Line 23: Fierce as a dog with tongue lapping for action, cunning

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simile

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lines 1-3 of his poem “Chicago”, Carl Sandburg uses the poetic device of cataloging or listing. What things is he cataloging

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he is cataloging all the services Chicago provides to the nation and to the world

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which passage below from Sandburg’s poem “Chicago” is an example of the poetic device of personification

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lines 30-31: Under the smoke, dust all over his mouth, laughing with white teeth

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in line 5 of his poem “Chicago,” Carl Sandburg uses which poetic device to describe Chicago

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personification

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in lines 12-14 of his poem “Chicago,” what does Sandburg mean by calling the city “brutal”?

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women and children do not have enough food – a brutal situation

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