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8 Cards in this Set
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Washington Irving -Americans first international literary celebrity |
•"the devil and Tom walker" •"rip van winkle" •"the legend of sleepy hollow" |
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William Cullen Bryant -helped to establish the Romantic movement in the US |
•"thanatopsis" •"to a waterfowl" •"to cold" |
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow -Fireside poet -first US poet to reach an international audience |
•"a psalm of life" •"the tide rises, the tide falls" •"cross of snow" •"paul revere's ride" |
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Oliver Wendell Holmes -Fireside poet -surgeon and writer (Meeting of arts and sciences) |
•"old Ironsides" •"the chambered nautilus" |
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James Russell Lowell -Fireside poet -abolitionist |
•"first snowfall" |
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John Greenleaf Whittier -Fireside poet -abolitionist |
•"from Snow boarding: a winter idyll" |
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"The Devil and Tom Walker" |
•Washington Irving •third person •Setting: the forest; represents evil and temptation •Main Character: stubborn, greedy, selfish •theme: greed, values, religion |
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"Rip Van Winkle" |
•Washington Irving •setting: forest; represents his sanctuary and enchantment •main character: child-like, lazy, and didn't take responsibility • |
