Question

Why does Walt Whitman use the word singing in the title "I hear America singing

Answer 1

The word I notice repeated most often is "singing," which ties in with Whitman's title, "I Hear America Singing." The sense that all people sing has the effect of joining diverse groups together with song in common. It is, after all, a universal language.

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Answer 2

Another way to read the effect of the repitition of the word "singing" is as a "democratizing effect". By associating various types of people with the same musical quality, Whitman suggests that all these types of people (or all people, generally) are possessed of the same essential beauty, musicality, and soul.