Carl Sandburg: "Chicago" - Discuss Flashcards
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nhote
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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
5
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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
