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What was the most influential era in American history?
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Romantic Era
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What was the beginning of the American short story?
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Romantic Era
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What was the literary characteristics of the Romantic time period?
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Appealed to emotion
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What era appealed to emotion?
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Romantic Era
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What era was interested in nature?
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Romantic era
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What era's religion was Transcendentalism?
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Romantic era
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What era's philosophy was individual insight?
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Romantic
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What era was subjective?
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Romantic era
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What era was obscure and indirect?
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Romantic era
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What era was strange?
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Romantic era
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What era was spontaneous?
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Romantic era
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What era was original?
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Romantic era
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What era was deeply personal?
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Romantic era
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Who were innovators with new style and new forms?
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knickerbocker
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What group was universal diadtic, and most influential?
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New England School
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Which group did the Fireside poets come from?
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New England School
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What were four literary groups in the Romantic era?
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Knickerbockers
New England School Transcendental Optimist Transcendental pessimist |
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Who is often considered the first American short story writer?
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Washington Irving
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Who wrote Rip Van Winkle?
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Washington Irving
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Who is considered a static character in Rip Van Winkle?
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Rip
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What story contrasts the old American pre-war-for Independence society with the new post-war politcally-conscience society?
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Rip Van Winkle
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What are four changes that are apparent in Rip Van Winkle?
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The flag
The picture The activity The terminology |
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Who was the first great poet of nature?
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William Cullen Bryant
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Who almost began worshiping nature?
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William Cullen Bryant
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What is a meditation on death?
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Thanatopsis
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Who wrote Thanatopsis?
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William Cullen Bryant
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What poem uses nature as an expression of God's goodness, pointing the way for spiritual growth?
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Thanatopsis
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What is the tone of Thanatopsis?
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Gladness, comfort and serenity in the face of death
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Which poem's theme in part 1 states that nature is a source of joy and beauty?
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Thanatopsis
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Which poem's theme states that functions to heal the spirit and teach universal truth?
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Thanatopsis
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Which poem believed in part 2 that death is universal condition of mankind?
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Thanatopsis
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Which poem stated that earth is a great tomb of man?
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Thanatopsis
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Which poem's theme states that man should approach death with calmness and courage?
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Thanatopsis
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Which poem concludes that a person should live life to the fullest, so that death is not met with regret--but comes as a welcomed respite
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Thanatopsis
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Which poem compares the waterfowl's solitary flight to a man's walk through life?
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"To A Water Fowl"
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Who wrote "To A Water Fowl"
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William Cullen Bryant
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Which poem compares life and approaching death to a flower and approaching winter?
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"The Fringed Gentian"
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Who wrote "The Fringed Gentian"?
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William Cullen Bryant
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Who was America's first successful novelist?
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James Fenimore Cooper
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Who was a creator of frontier and sea novels?
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James Fenimore Cooper
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Which character was one of the most popular figures in world literature for his integrity and "cool courage"?
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Natty Bumppo
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What is considered a historical romance?
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The Pioneers
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Who was the hero of the The Pioneers?
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Leatherstocking
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What was the plot of The Pioneers?
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improbable adventure
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What was a recurring failure but people still believed in it?
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Transcendentalism
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Who was the founder of Transcendentalism?
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Emerson
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Which belief believed that god is in all of nature?
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Transcendentalism
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Which belief believed that man is divine?
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Transcendentalism
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Which belief believed that man must rely on himself?
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Transcendentalism
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Which belief believed that man intuitively knows truth?
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Transcendentalism
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Which belief believed that man should commune with nature?
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Transcendentalism
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What are the basic tenants of Transcendentalism?
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god is in all of nature
man is divine man must rely on himself man intuitively knows truth man should commune with nature |
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What were the basic problems of Transcendentalism?
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Promotes selfishness and it ignores biblical truths
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Who was the Father of Transcendentalism?
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
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What poem describes nature as if it were God?
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"Nature
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What poem became the bible of the transcendentalist?
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Nature
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What poem opened the door of pantheism?
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Nature
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Who wrote Nature?
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
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What poem concluded that the unity of man with nature?
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Nature
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What poem concluded that if a man wants to become like god, then he must spend time in nature?
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Nature
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Who wrote "I became a transparent eyeball"
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Nature by Emerson
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What poem stated trust yourself?
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Self-Reliance
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Who wrote Self-Reliance
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Emerson
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Which poem stated don't seek outside yourself?
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Self-Reliance
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What poem stated listen only to yourself?
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Self Reliance
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What poem stated live to please yourself?
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Self Reliance
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Which poem commemorates the first shots in the Revolutionary War?
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"Concord Hymn"
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Who wrote Concord Hymn?
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Emerson
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What poem honors all who have given and who will give their lives for America?
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"Concord Hymn
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What poem believes beauty is its own excuse for being?
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The Rhodora
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Who wrote the Rhodora?
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Emerson
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Which poem beauty exists no matter if we see it or not?
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The Rhodora
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Which poem disregards the purpose of creation as God's natural revelation?
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The Rhodora
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Who was the American Tennyson?
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Who was called "A Sweet and beautiful soul" by Emerson
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Who wrote "The Arrow and the Song"?
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Which poem shows the far-reaching consequences of our actions?
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"The Arrow and the Song"
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Who wrote "A Psalm of Life"?
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Which poem emphasizes that time is short so make the most of each day?
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A Psalm of Life
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Which poem was a character study that refers back to A Psalm of Life?
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The Village Blacksmith
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Who wrote "The Village Blacksmith"
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Which poem gives the lesson that each thought and deed shape our future?
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The Village Blacksmith
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Who is the Blacksmith?
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God
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Who is the metal being shaped?
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Our life
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What is the Anvil and fire?
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Trials
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Who wrote "The Song of Hiawatha"
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Longfellow
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What was the first work to present Indians and their ways sympathetically?
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"Song of Hiawatha
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Who was a Indian leader who was kind, strong and hard working?
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Hiawatha
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Who was Hiawatha's grandmother?
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Nokomis
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Who was laughing water?
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Minnehaha
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Who wants to marry Minnehaha?
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Hiawatha
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Who disagrees with Hiawatha?
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Nakomis
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Who is in love with John?
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Priscilla Mullins
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Who is in love with Priscilla?
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John Alden and Miles Standish
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Who wrote "The Courtship of Miles Standish?
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Longfellow
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Who wrote "Paul's Revere's Ride"?
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Longfellow
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What is historically not accurate of Revere?
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Paul's Revere Ride
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Who was one of America's first great novelist?
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Who wrote "The Great Carbuncle"?
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Who was the eldest in The Great Carbuncle?
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Seeker
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Who was a chemist in The Great Carbuncle?
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Cacaphodel
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Who was a merchant in The Great Carbuncle?
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Pigsnort
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Who was considered a wealthy man in The Great Carbuncle?
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Lord de Vere
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Who were a simple pair in The Great Carbuncle?
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Matthew and Hannah
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Who asked why seek the Carbuncle?
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Seeker
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Who wanted to study and write about the Carbuncle?
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Cacaphodel
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Who wanted to make money of the Carbuncle?
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Pigsnort
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Who wanted to gaze at the Carbuncle and to be inspired by it?
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The poet
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Who wanted to use the Carbuncle as an ornament?
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Lord de Vere
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Who wanted to enjoy it and share its light with others
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Hannah and Matthew
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Who was the creator of the detective story?
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Edgar Allan Poe
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Who was best known for mystery and horror stories?
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Edgar Allan Poe
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Who was a master of poetic rhyme and rhythm?
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Edgar Allan Poe
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Who stated that "Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words"?
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Edgar Allan Poe
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Who's common theme was death of a beautiful woman?
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Edgar Allan Poe
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Who wrote "The Raven"?
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Edgar Allan Poe
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Which was the most popular poem ever written by an American?
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"The Raven"
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What was the most dramatic monologue?
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"The Raven"
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What is a first person narrator?
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Dramatic monologue
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What poem had a human thirst for self torture?
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"The Raven
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What was a romantic lyric?
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"Annabel Lee"
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What poem was about the death of a beautiful woman?
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"Annabel Lee"
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Which poem glorifies romantic love that survives death?
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"Annabel Lee"
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Who wrote "Annabel Lee"?
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Edgar Allan Poe
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Which poem was a desperate search for reality?
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"A Dream within a Dream"
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What poem dealt with a person lost in a dream world?
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"A Dream within a Dream"
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Who's last words were, "Lord, help my poor soul"?
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Edgar Allan Poe
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Who wrote A Dream within a Dream?
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Edgar Allan Poe
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Who wrote "A Cask of Amontillado"?
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Edgar Allan Poe
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What is the theme of The Cask of Amontillado?
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Revenge
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Who was seeking revenge for some "insult" in the Cask of Amontillado?
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Monntressor
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Who was the unfortunate victim of revenge in the Cask of Amontillado?
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Fortunato
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What was the setting in The Cask of Amontillado?
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The Carnival
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Who wrote "Snow-Bound"?
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John Greenleaf Whittier
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What was America's greatest pastoral poem?
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"Snow-Bound"
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Who wrote "The Vaudois Teacher"?
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John Greenleaf Whittier
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What poem was describes the value of the Bible?
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The Vaudois Teacher
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What poem describes the material possessions produce outward beauty?
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The Vaudois Teacher
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What describes that the Bible produces inward beauty?
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The Vaudois Teacher
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Who wrote "Maud Muller"?
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John Greenleaf Whittier
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Which poem shows that sadness for what might have been?
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Maud Muller
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Which poem celebrates New England countryside and family life?
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"Snow-Bound"
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Who wrote "The Eternal Goodness"
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John Greenleaf Whittier
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What poem talks about God is always so good?
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John Greenleaf Whittier
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Who wrote the poem, "The Book our Mother's Read"?
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John Greenleaf Whittier
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What is the poem about the truth and wisdom of God's word?
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"The Book our Mother's Read"
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What poem talks about a prayer for forgiveness and peace?
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"Dear Lord and Father of Mankind"
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Who was best known for writing Moby Dick?
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Herman Melville
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What is considered the great American novel?
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Moby Dick
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What is considered America's only epic?
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Moby Dick
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Which work has a theme of wrong motives that lead to destruction?
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Moby Dick
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Which work has a theme shows the consequences of choosing evil over good?
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Moby Dick
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What does Moby Dick symbolize?
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Death and terror
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What work states that bitterness destroys us--not the person we are bitter against?
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Moby Dick
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What works shows that there are consequences for choosing evil over good and that nearly everyone was destroyed?
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Moby Dick
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Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
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What work expressed outrage at the destructive nature of slavery?
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
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What shows how society was being misled?
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
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What work accurately portrays many aspects of slavery?
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
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What work was written to "motivate Americans to act"?
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
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Who was described as property?
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Topsy
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Who was previously mistreated?
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Topsy
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What was among the most important of all folk literature?
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Negro Spirituals
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What deep statements of faith and hope in the midst of tribulation?
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Negro Spirituals
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What is filled with hidden codes regarding escape and the underground railroad?
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Negro Spirituals
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Who was the number one follower of Emerson?
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Henry David Thoreau
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Who tried to live the importance of self-reliance?
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Thoreau
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Who never found the peace he desired?
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Thoreau
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Who was a political activist?
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Thoreau
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Who was America's first modern poet?
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Walt Whitman
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Who popularized for use of free verse?
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Walt Whitman
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Who wrote "Song of Myself"
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Walt Whitman
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Who attempts to answer what is the grass?
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Walt Whitman
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What are three possibilities to the grass?
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The flag of my disposition
A token of remembrance A child itself |
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Who wrote Lilacs?
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Walt Whitman
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Which poem mourns the death of Abraham Lincoln?
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"Lilacs"
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Which poem traces the journey of the coffin as it makes its way to Illinois?
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"Lilacs
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What does the lilacs mean?
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love
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What does the dooryard symbolize?
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United States
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What does the star symbolize?
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Lincoln
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Which poem states that everyone will die?
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Lilacs
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What poem is mourning Lincoln?
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"O Captain, My Captain"
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Which poem regrets that one so good cannot see or feel the display of love?
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"O Captain, My Captain"
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Who wrote "A Noiseless, Patient Spider"?
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Walt Whitman
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Which poem is about an isolated spider that seeks something to grasp?
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"A Noiseless, Patient Spider"
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Which poem represents Whitman himself, longing for something to hold onto?
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"A Noiseless, Patient Spider
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Who wrote as Thoreau wished to live?
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Emily Dickinson
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Who wrote "This is My Letter to the World"?
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Emily Dickinson
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Who reveals her poetic intentions that she is simply telling nature's story?
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Emily Dickinson
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Who wrote "There is No Frigate Like a Book?
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Emily Dickinson
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Which poem shows the powerful influence of literature?
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"There is No Frigate Like a Book"
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Who wrote "I Never Saw a Moor"?
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Emily Dickinson
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Which poem states that just because you never saw something, doesn't mean it doesn't exist?
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I Never Saw a Moor
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Who wrote "Success is Counted Sweetest"?
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Emily Dickinson
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What is a short moral saying?
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Homily
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Which poem had a paradox?
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"Success is Counted Sweetest"
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Who wrote "Because I could not Stop for Death"
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Emily Dickinson
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Which poem describes the dying process as a pleasant journey?
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"Because I could not Stop for Death"
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