- "I Hear America Singing" Analysis
- T-The title is about American War.
- P-Appreciate the qualities of Americans.
- C-Figurative Language, because he's not really explaining America's singing, he is axplaining Americans hard work.
- A-Appreciate Americans that work hard.
- S-The last lines, 1-11 he is talking about American people working hard and the last is about how he brings them together.
- T-Celebrating Americans hard work.
- T-No matter what job Americans have they will work hard.
- "Beat! Beat! Drums" Analysis
- T-The author is talking about drum beating.
- P-The drums need to keep beating because the war is going on and people are affected by it. The drums are representing war.
- C-Imagery, the author is saying the drums are like soilders marching through the town and gives great details.
- A-Strong, the author wants war to stop but war is unstoppable.
- S-The last stanza, the speaker gives details about the people getting ready to leave for the war.
- T-The drums are a symbol of war.
- T-The war has played a huge part in all our lives and will keep going until it's time to stop.
- "A Noiseless Spider" Analysis
- T-The author is acting as a quiet, patient spider.
- P-The author is on a cliff and he sees a spider that reminds him of his soul because the spider was in search of a safe spot to stay.
- C-Metaphor, he compares the spider to his soul.
- A-Patient because the speaker is waiting for something to catch on to his soul.
- S-The 2nd stanza sentence 1-5, he talks about waht the spider is doing then the last stanza he talks about his soul.
- T-The author acts as the patient spider.
- T-Your soul can be compared to something as a spider.