Consider the first line in “I Hear America Singing”: I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear. In the context of the entire poem, how does this line illuminate the speaker’s view of the American identity? Cite specific textual evidence to suppor

This illuminates an America that is diverse on culture, creed, and religion. The speaker does not view America as homogeneous and white. The speaker sees America as collection of diverse "carols" that speak to the greatness of dicersity rather than the old and tired white confomity that others might cling to.