Read the excerpt.

The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam,
The mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work . . .

Who is speaking in the excerpt from “I Hear America Singing” by Walt Whitman?

a mason

a carpenter

a narrator

a supervisor

1 answer

The speaker in the excerpt from “I Hear America Singing” by Walt Whitman is a narrator. The poem describes various workers and their songs, reflecting on the spirit of American labor.