What would the tone of walt whitman's poem "i hear america singing" be if the people in the poem were speaking rather than singing?

The correct answer is "less hopeful". 
This is because all the characters in the poem sing as they are doing their work, thus creating the identity of a happy America where the workers enjoy and sing. 
If they weren't singing, they would be presented as people with no hope who are doomed to work day in day out for the elite. 
This is not something that Whitman supported as he wanted to present America as a joyous place.

Ibelieve the correct answer is  d. they bound logs together and built a raft. enkidu steered it down the great river. gilgamesh carried humbaba's head.we know that gilgamesh was triumphant in this battle because he is carrying his enemy's head. he defeated humbaba, and then decapitated him to have his head as a trophy, or to show it to everyone that he managed to defeat his enemy.