Question
What effect does Whitman’s connotative word choice have on the tone of the poem?
Whitman’s use of neutral connotative language creates a stately, noble tone.
Whitman’s use of positive connotative language creates a proud, fiery mood.
Whitman’s use of positive connotative language creates a wholesome, celebratory atmosphere.
Whitman’s use of negative connotative language creates a desperate, frantic tone.
Whitman’s use of neutral connotative language creates a stately, noble tone.
Whitman’s use of positive connotative language creates a proud, fiery mood.
Whitman’s use of positive connotative language creates a wholesome, celebratory atmosphere.
Whitman’s use of negative connotative language creates a desperate, frantic tone.
Answers
GPT-5 mini
Most likely: "Whitman’s use of positive connotative language creates a wholesome, celebratory atmosphere."
Reason: Whitman frequently chooses words with joyful, affirming connotations (celebrate, sing, exult, joyous, glad, broad, free) and uses inclusive, expansive diction that invites the reader into communal praise. That diction produces an exuberant, celebratory tone rather than a neutral, stately, or frantic one. If you had a specific poem in mind, tell me which one and I’ll justify the choice with line-level evidence.
Reason: Whitman frequently chooses words with joyful, affirming connotations (celebrate, sing, exult, joyous, glad, broad, free) and uses inclusive, expansive diction that invites the reader into communal praise. That diction produces an exuberant, celebratory tone rather than a neutral, stately, or frantic one. If you had a specific poem in mind, tell me which one and I’ll justify the choice with line-level evidence.