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it’s everyone, it’s talking about the general public

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they repeat that because humans let themselves forget what happened in the past and history doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes

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It’s the people as a whole, society.

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The speaker is the people, which is the working people of society. - Kyndall

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The speaker of the poem is Carl Sandburg or “the people”, he represents the workers and thinkers, etc.

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The people of society who generally do not hold positions of power.

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I think the speaker of the poem is society as a whole. In the poem the speaker said, "Do you know that all of the great work of the world is done
through me?" The speaker is saying that the society of the world is what has created everything in life.

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The speaker repeats "I forget" to emphasize how these people have faced many forms of mistreatment across history, yet have chosen to simply let it occur.

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The speaker is Carl Sandburg, he represents the people, mob, and the crowd. He speaks on behalf of the “common people” in life.

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the poem is free form and it tells us the events in order of how they happened and how it’s effects is

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The speaker is the average public.

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someone speaking for the majority

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This highlights the sad reality of un-changed social movements or undefective protests that come from within. It's meant to state this fact as it's really not talked about.

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The speaker of this poem embodies the population of wherever the setting is.

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We as the people often forget history, we forget what we have gone through. It sets the tone for what message the poem is trying to get across, to remember.

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Sandburg structures his poem in an explanatory fashion. He begins by defining who the people are, then their struggles, and finally defines how they will overcome their struggles.

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the speaker represents the people in the community, mainly those who are less inclined to share their opinion

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I think the speaker is implying that they can withstand a lot of hardships and challenges. This gives the reader a feeling of sympathy and respect for the author putting up with so much.

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The speaker of this poem is the common working class full of regular citizens/people. The speaker represents a voice for these regular people that has been overlooked.

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emphasize the resilience of society

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Sandburg is the “I,” you are the “I,” I am the “I” in the poem. We as human beings are the speaker. The “I” represents what is misunderstood within humankind. As stated in line 7, “The best of me is sucked out and wasted.” The poem focuses on the image of a higher power and how people are exploited for their time and energy.

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The speaker of this poem is the people. They are representing the people who have gone through great troubled times I believe.

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The speaker of this poem is the people. They are representing the people who have gone through great troubled times I believe.

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Sandburg structures the poem by categorizing the size of his comparisons. What I mean by that is that the more he writes, the bigger his metaphors become, which builds on itself and is slowly creating an impact on the reader. For example, in line 3, he starts out as a singular person, “I am the workingman.” In line 5, it grows to “I am the audience.” Then, in line 7, “I am the prairie that will stand for much plowing.”

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Carl repeats "I forget", because he wants to forget all of the negativity and challenges he has faced. This creates a thought of curiosity for the reader, that makes you think a little deeper.

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The speaker repeats "I forget" because many times we are told to forgive and forget when we are wronged and because often times many people's brains can force them to forget certain events.

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The main idea of the poem is that civilians and common people who have been mistreated by those in positions of power need to stand up for themselves through power in numbers.

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Through the toil and chaos “I” can push through. Said in line 6, “I am the seed ground. I am a prairie that will stand for much plowing. Terrible storms pass over me. I forget.” This is a metaphor that represents the persistence of man.

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In lines 6-12 the speaker repeats "I forget" because over time the people of society forget about a lot of
the things that happened in the past. This makes the reader wonder about the important things that
happened in history that everyone has forgotten.

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The speaker repeats "I forget" because he's emphasizing the fact that the people forget/turn a blind eye to the bad things that are happening to them. The use of this phrase puts us in the speaker's shoes and gives us insight into what's going on.

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Sandburg structures his poem in the order of positive ideas of the mass then talks about the negative ideas of the masses and sums it up with a powerful message of recollection of their lives. This order of images helps to convey his mixed feelings of the people and how he believes the working class are taken advantage of. According to the text, “I am the seed ground. I am a prairie that will stand for much plowing. Terrible storms

pass over me. I forget.” This line is an example of the speaker relaying the message that the common people stand for so much. They take it without a word and don’t understand the power they have

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The speaker represents the people who want change

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I think the speaker is trying to show that everything that has happened over the years was forgotten and that we should remember.

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the speaker of this poem is the middle working class of society.

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the main idea is that humans forget what has happened in the past too quickly because we're so focused on what will happen in the future.

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Creates the affect of our mistakes of repeating the past. Shows history repeats itself

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Carl structures his poem by first, speaking for himself including the “common people” of life. He explains the problem society faces with those who produce hard labor. Second, Carl speaks on how those who produce hard labor are the main reason we has certain clothing and inventions. Then, he talks about how he wants to forget all the obstacles he has overcome in life. Lastly, Carl talks about how the government (the mass) kind of cheats “common people” out of their power.

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Most of his stanzas start with “I am” and end with “I forget,” this builds on meaning by helping us understand we ALL are the people, we all can say “I am,” and that we all need to not forget, so that we can learn from our mistakes.

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the working class citizens

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The speaker repeats this statement because the common people don’t want to hold the world back, so ultimately at the end of the day they forgive and forget. Even when there is protest and fighting, they move on and forget so that they don’t stall the wave of change.

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The main idea of this poem is to show the general perspective of society. Carl gives his perspective from the people, and the mob. This poem is almost like a campaign or a protest against the government and workforce.

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the speaker repeats "I forget" because he wants to emphasize the difficult things they are facing and trying to move on from

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i think it is a call to action, its calling us to tell us to stop letting history rhyme

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The main idea of the poem is to tell the perspective of the working class and how they've been mistreated.

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This poem can be seen as a call-to-action for a coup because it can get violent, being that the government is not completely being fair towards the people. People may read Carl’s poem, and agree with him, creating a larger group of people against the way the government treats their people.

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At the beginning of the poem, Sandburg makes a point of telling the readers about how important the working class is and their many accomplishments. Towards the end, he starts to point out that they don’t get enough credit for all the work that they do. He hopes that one day they won’t be overlooked and instead held to the greatest honor. This order builds on the meaning because he is gradually emphasizing how much the working class is overlooked and how he wants this to change.

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poem is that the common people are taken for granted and have so much more potential than they believe. For example, I am the audience that witnesses history. “The Napoleons come from me and the Lincolns. They die. And then I send forth more Napoleons and Lincolns.” This specific qoute makes me think that Napolean and Lincoln who came from humble beginnings and became great leaders, emphasizes the  potential in the mass

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the speaker says i forget because they want to forget the struggles of society

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The speaker of the poem is the people and it represents the people that want change.

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I’m not exactly sure but the info is organized, I think by small events in the past. There was more talking about specific the events in the past.

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I do think this poem is a "call-to-action" because it is directly telling the audience that upon mistreatment, the people must revolt and rise up against their oppressors.

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Carl repeats "i forget"because he is either wants to forget the cruel things the people have been through or he wants the people to remember all they have been through. this creates a image for the reader on how carl looks and feels.

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The poem can be seen as a call-to-action through the last few lines of the poem. According to the text, “then there will be no speaker in all the world say the name: “The People,” with any fleck of a sneer in his voice or any far-off smile of derision. The mob—the crowd—the mass—will arrive then.” The phrase “will arrive then” is the summary that the people who have been taken for granted will no longer face those hardships. That they will regain the power in their favor and stand up for themselves given the time.

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This poem defines a coup by emphasizing in the final "stanza" that the arrival of "the mob" will be sudden and strong. Therefore, directly aligning with the definition of a coup, which is, "A sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government."

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the speaker says "i forget" repeatedly to emphasize that he forgets a lot because of the challenges and obstacles they go through

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This poem can be a call-to-action for a coup because it empowers the people. It gives them inspiration to rebel against the government.

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The main idea of this poem is to emphasize the fact that the working class don’t receive enough credit for everything that they do and that they need to be recognized.

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I believe that the main idea is that learning and remembering our history as “the people” can have a big effect on the future.

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Sandburg starts off the poem with positive ideas about the working-class people. After that, he expresses the stereotypes and negatives that society displays on these people

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The main idea is to show the way carls look at the people of the world. carls wants people to remember the struggle they went through to get where they are now, and learn from all their mistakes. the poem is like a lesson book for the people or mob to read.

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He starts by introducing the speaker, which is the people. Then, he mentions the things the people have endured and forgot. The poem ends with the hope of the people remembering what's happened to them and standing up against it.

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This poem can be seen as a call-to-action for a coup because the tone of the speaker gets dark and powerful at the end. Coups won’t turn away from violence, so the demanding and dark undertone will definitely persuade and intrigue the members.

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Sandburg starts by explaining to the readers who is the people. He then goes on to explain how much great work the people have done and what comes from them. After that he goes on to tell the readers how the people are treated and how they forget how they're often treated. At the end he says that one day the people will remember again and the people will no longer be fools.

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The main idea of the poem is to remind the people that who struggle against the upper power or the government.

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I think it's chronological almost with starting later in time and showing slowly how people as a society have progressed towards inward change.

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Carl Sandburg takes a more emotional approach while writing, allowing the reader to better connect with the speaker of the poem

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I think this poem can definitely be seen as a wake up call as to how the government in a way wants us to forget all the bad things they’ve done in history, so that we would trust them more.

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This can be a call to action coup because it can get people to want change. the way the poem is built and made is some thing that some read may enjoy. the people may get together to become the mob or a crowd wanting for change.

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It’s organized in a manner of progressing into the next point. By slowing taking his time with each character or feelings let’s you really indulge in the meaning/symbolism behind the poem

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I think this poem can be seen as a way to show the action of coup a way to give people ideas on how to fight against the government

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This poem defines a coup because at the end Sandburg talks about the people "arriving then." Coups want to quickly overthrow the government or arrive to take back power.

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The poem is a call for the mass to view society and its history and how the average person is being exploited by higher entities despite numerous efforts to make change. Yet, in lines 12-13 the poem says, "When I, the People, learn to remember, when I, the People, use the lessons of yesterday and no longer forget who robbed me last year, who played me for a fool—then there will be no speaker in all the world say the name.” This poses as a warning that “The People” have the power to rebel.

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Sanburg structures the poem shows how society is progressing the people anger all the way to the coup

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Carl Sandburg is the speaker, who is representing the people as a group.

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The speaker is trying to make a point that he really wants the reader to understand . This causes the reader to think and try to figure out what the author is meaning.

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the author structures this poem by putting everything in order, he uses lots of imagery to get the reader to know their standpoint

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The people in general
Need to have more of a voice so the the higher ups can’t take advantage of us anymore.

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Sandburg begins with telling us what he does and who he is. He then goes on to tell us about the people.

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The main idea of the poem was for the author to tell a story about himself and his people. What he does for them.

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There is an awareness of sacrifice and how that sacrifice has been mistreated by society. In lines 6-8 the poem says, “I am the seed ground. I am a prairie that will stand for much plowing. Terrible storms pass over me. I forget. The best of me is sucked out and wasted. I forget. Everything but Death comes to me and makes me work and give up what I have. And I forget.” The poem conveys the efforts of “The People,” whilst also conveying the exhaustion they must endure. For too long their efforts are overlooked and as stated in line 15, “The mob—the crowd—the mass—will arrive then.”

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The author used a lot of repetition when writing the poem. He wrote, "I am the people... I am the
workingman... I am the audience..." The use of repetition shows an emphasis on what the author wants to
get through to the reader. As the poem goes on it digs deeper and deeper into specific details. This order
of commentary helps the reader create a visualization in their heads of what the speaker is saying and
helps the reader understand better what they are reading.

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I believe the main idea of this poem is to bring attention to the inequalities between the different social classes

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The main idea of the poem is a call to action for the people to stand up against the people who have been mistreating them for so long.

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I believe it is a call to action
Because it shows us that history is repeating itself

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The main idea of the poem is to shine light on hard working people everywhere. The working-class do not get enough recognition or credit for the work they do.

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the main idea of this poem is that the working class doesn't get as much recognition as it should. They are extremely hard working.

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This poem defines coup by saying that when the people learn to remember “The mob- the crowd- the mass- will arrive then.” insinuating that when we learn to remember who has wronged us, that we the people won’t stand for it. Leading to the definition of coup as a mob or mass fighting for a change.

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As stated in line 15 of the poem, “The mob—the crowd—the mass—will arrive then.”  This is a representation of what a "coup" is and what it can do.

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The main idea of the poem is to show appreciation towards the hard working people of society in the past
and present. Appreciating the people who have positive impacts on the world.

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Main idea is people versus societal leaders. This poem sheds light on the dark and tragic past and present and future of the world in the context of inner turmoil and pollical movements

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This poem can be seen as a call - to - action because of the mood the author has set. The speaker slowly
starts to become more and more aggressive and at the end of the poem he says, "The mob-the crowd-the
mass-will arrive then." The speaker is indicating that someday "The people" will come, and take power
from those who don't deserve it.

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They define coup as tyranny that the government is in a very high position of power to demand/control things.

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Yes, because in the poem the author is urging the people to remember the mistreatment they've endured. In the last line, he says, "The mob—the crowd—the mass—will arrive then." Once the people remember the mistreatment, they will rise up and stand up against those who oppress them.

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"I am the People, the Mob" defines a coup because in the last stanza the author states, "The People" with any fleck of a sneer in his voice or any far-off smile of derision." "The mob-the crowd-the mass-will then arrive." From this I took that the people, the mob, and the mass will take power into their own hands not being so peaceful.

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This poem can be seen as a call to action, it suggest reasons why the working class is hard and puts it into detail how the class feels.

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The poem brings the issue that the working class is often exploited by the higher ups or the richer people to the light.

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This poem defines a coup in the last line. It says, "The mob—the crowd—the mass—will arrive then." Therefore, the poem defines a coup as a powerful, strong mob standing up for change.

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Not particularly. It is first an observation, a statement of the un-told truth. Then if people want they can use this as a starter for taking action and making successful change mindfully.

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The concerned society - not the government. 

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The concerned society - not the government. 

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-Rose