Ipod isn't showing up as a playlist for easy transfer of manually selected songs?

Hey Apple Support Community.  Previously iTunes allowed me to add songs individually to fill up my ipod bu right clicking and adding the song to the ipod by way of the "add song to playlist" option in the drop down box.  Sunddenly my ipod isn't showing up as a playlist for easy transfer of manually selected songs?  I've had to create a temporary playlist and use the "autofill" on the ipod screen to add the songs I want.  It's kind-of tedious.  What happened?  Has iTunes changed the way you're allowed to fill up your ipod?  Or is there some glitch in my ipod that iTunes can't see it so as to provide it as an option for being a playlist?
Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
mike

a few typos:
"bu" should be "by"....fill up my ipod by right clicking...
"Sunddenly" of course should be "Suddenly"

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