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i see something of god each hour of the twenty-four, and each moment then,
in the faces of men and women i see god, and in my own face in the glass. (lines 1281 – 1282)

what poetic technique does whitman illustrate in the passage from "song of myself"?

rhyming lines
end-stopped lines
regular meter
regular rhythm

regular rhythm D. at least thats what it looks like

The correct answer is B. End-stopped lines

Explanation:

In poetry, an end-stopped line is a poetic device in which there is a pause after the end of a phrase, sentence or verse, this pause is usually given by a punctuation mark such as comma, period or semicolon. This also means the phrase or clause in verses with end-stopped lines are mainly complete phrases or clauses, therefore the meaning of them does not continue in the following verse but ends with the pause introduced by the punctuation mark, which makes each line be a complete, small unit of meaning.

In the case of the excerpt from the poem "Song of Myself" by Whitman it is possible to find end-stopped lines as each complete idea is separated by commas for example after the phrases "I see something of God each hour of the twenty-four" and "and in my own face in the glass" the poet places a comma or a period to introduce a pause and mark a complete idea, which makes this poem be divided into complete clauses separated by commas, which is what end-stopped lines are about. Thus, the poetic technique that can be found in the passage from "Song of Myself" is end-stopped lines.

the illustration   that would give a reader a clear understanding of the text is a picture of men constructing the frame of a building.the frame is made of iron bars. the text describes the job of blacksmiths'. these were very organised and they had different names: "the driver" and "the heater". the text describes the way in which these men worked ; they worked iron pieces as if they were playing a sport. in fact, the text wants to show the men's skills. the text also puts some emphasis on the use of '' rivets'' in construction. this kind of nails were not always used in the construction of manhattan.

some examples:

"and with an underhand toss he hurled the smoking rivet straight at the catcher, who caught it in mid-air in his catching can." men's skills

"when the driver was ready for a new " the emphasis on the rivet ( special nail used in construction).

" it against a beam to remove any cinders, and jammed it into the waiting hole. " the emphasis on the rivet.

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