Passers-by (Carl Sandburg) - Poetry Revision

A. the speaker’s friends

B. people who work with the speaker

C. people the speaker does not know

D. the speaker himself

A. understanding the unspoken experiences of others

B. a lack of understanding between people with different experiences

C. the sense of energy that comes with city life

D. judging others by their appearance

A. alliteration

B. personification

C. rhyme

D. simile

A. They disrupt the city.

B. They prevent individuals from communicating with one another.

C. They combine to create background noise.

D. They make the city seem calm.