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? jovialless hopefulmore hopefulunchanged

"so doom appeared to us, dark word of zues for us, our evil days. my men stood up and made a fight of it. backed on the ships, with lances kept in play, from bright morning thriugh the blaze of noon so holding our beach, although so far outnumbered. which elements of epic poetry are demonstrated in this passage? " check all that apply. a. repetition b.an epic hero showing bravery in battle. c. an invocation of the muse. d. a difficult journey with trials. e. supernatural elements