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41 Cards in this Set
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Name the authors and works of romanticism
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Washington Irving~ The Devil and Tom Walker
William Cullen Bryant~Thanatopsis Edgar Allen Poe~The Fall of the House of Usher, The Raven |
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Name the transcendentalists and their works
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Ralph Waldo Emerson~Nature, Self-Reliance, The Snowstorm, Concord Hymn, The Rhodora
Henry David Thoreau- Walden |
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Name the Anti-Transcendentalism authors and their works
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Nathaniel Hawthorne~The Minister's Black Veil
Herman Melville~Moby Dick |
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What are some facts about Emerson's Nature essay?
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Synopsis: The most enriching form of solitude is to be alone with nature. Nature can provide perfect joy, a oneness with God, and understanding of the universe.
Themes include: spirtual understanding, the power of nature, and visions and ideals. Main Idea: Nature inspires human beings Styles: personification, metaphors |
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What are some facts about Emerson's Essay on Self Reliance?
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Synopsis: It is essential to be true to one's self. the ideal is to exist int the present and to understand nature. If we live lives in which we are true to ourselves then we will understand the great truths and believe in God.
Themes: being true to oneself, and visions and ideals Purpose: self indepence= spiritual independence Style: metaphor |
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What are some facts about Emerson's "the Rhodora" ?
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theme: the beauty of nature reflects spiritual beauty and human beings are apart of it.
Synopsis: The speaker encounters a rhodora blooming in the forest one day and tells the rhodora that if sages ask why its beautiful blooms exist that it should say that "Beauty is its own exscuse for existence" and that the speaker never doubted its reason for existence Imagery: Emersons contrasts the purple petals to the black water for a strong visual image that illustrates the transformation of the flower's beauty Apostrophe: Emerson uses it to address the flower directly He also critizes scientific reasoning, considers the rhodora a flower that does not need an explanation, and all things in nature are interconnected Rhyme Scheme: AABBCDCD |
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What is some facts about Oliver Holmes and his works?
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Oliver Holmes was a fireside poet, a man of letters, and he was the Dean of Harvard, a reformer and one of America's greatest conversationalists.
He wrote "The Chambered Nautilus" Theme: The human soul should continue to grow and learn until it vacates the body for heaven Synopsis: The poet compares the nautilus to a ship of pearl. It has known the adventure of the sea but it is now wrecked and every part of the shell is now revealed. Year after year it built a new chamber and moved to a new chamber until it died. From the chambered nautilus the poem hears that he must grow his soul until its shell is free Metaphor: compares nautilus to ship Personification: nautilus is personified as a patient builder who moves into his home from the last Transcendentalist idea: Encouragement toward self reliance and the optimistic belief in growth |
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Who were the Fireside Poets?
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Longfellow
Holmes Wittier Lowell |
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What were the techniques of transcentalists
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*focus on love and nature
*expressed ideas and beliefs *used tradional poetic forms and techniques |
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What is some information about Henry Longfellow and his works?
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He is the best known fireside poet
Psalm of Life Theme: the purpose of life is to add to the noble achievements of humankind Synopsis: The poem tells the story of a what the heart of a young man said to a pslamist: Life is not an empty dream; it is real and serious. The soul should not resign itself to the grave but act so that ecah tomorrow show spiritual advancement. Though our time on earth may be short, our art lasts longer. We should behave heroically in the battefield of life and live in the present. Perhaps our actions will inspire those who come after us. The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls Theme: Life is short but nature is eternal Synopsis: The tide rises, the tide falls,. A traveler hurries along the beach toward town, leaving footprints in the sand. After the dark, the sea wahes away the footprints. In the morning, although the day rises, the traveler never sees to the shore. Symbols: traveler=individual life tide=nature *Repition reinforces that nature is eternal |
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What is some information on Hawthorne's "The Black Veil"?
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Theme: Human beings fail to share or understand our dark secrets of the human soul
Synopsis: Rev. Hooper startles his congregation when he comes to church in a black veil. The people are depressed and frightened by the veil and speculate as to why he is wearing it. Only his Fiancee Elizabeth asks why he wears the veil. When the minister refuses to tell him why, she leaves him and breaks off the engagement. Rev. Hooper becomes a well known clergy man but people avoid him outside of church. On his death bed, he is asked to confess his crime. He smiles and tells them that every one of them wears a black veil. He dies and is buried with the black veil still on. Setting: Puritan NE Symbol: veil= obscurity and darkness of human soul tone: gloomy and mysterious style: metaphor |
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James Russell Lowell
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Auspex
Theme: Poetic inspiration gives the illusion of permanence but it is transient. Synopsis: The poet cannot still his heart, which he calls a nest that has songbirds in it. When the last sun bird goes, the dead leaves and snow shall whirl in their place. He wished that the birds had been swallows only, for he shall be very lonely without his songbirds. The brown leaves seem to hover, but it is a sweet delusion: Before long they will cover the poet and his song Symbol empty nest= loss of poetic inspiration songbirds=the poet's poems |
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What is a synopsis of "The Devil and tom Walker"?
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Tom Walker and his wife are poor in spirit and poket. Tom meets the devil in the woods and offers him Captin Kidd's treasure on "certain conditions." Tom's wife enocurages him to accept the offer, but he refuses. She leaves to seek the devil herself and doesn't return after her second attempt. The most probable explanation for her disappearance is that Tom finds her heart and liver in her apron and assumes that the Devil slayed her. Tom seeks out the devil and makes a deal with him to become a money lender if the devil gives him the treasure. Tom regrets making the deal however, and goes to church to repent. But the devil eventually sends for Tom and now his spirit appears only on stormy nights.
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Who was the narrator of the "Devil and Tom Walker"?
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Diedrich Knickerbocker
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What folk tale is "The Devil and Tom Walker" based on?
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Faust
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What are the themes of "The Devil and Tom Walker"?
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-effects of greed
-hypocrisy -marital relationships |
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What is the setting of "The Devil and Tom Walker"?
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Boston, Mass. (early 1700s)
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What are some facts about Washington Irving?
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- first internationally recognized American storyteller
-inspired by european heritage - wrote "The Devil and Tom Walker" |
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What are the symbols in the "Devil and Tom Walker"?
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Tom Walker= human greed and miserliness
deacon peabody tree=hypocrisy and corruption by describing the tree as rotting and weakened by the Devil's ax |
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What are some characteristics of romanticism?
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- exotic settings
-contemplate the natural world - value imagination over reason |
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What is the theme of "Snowbound"?
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Isolation in the rural world creates warm intimacy among those who share it
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What does the crew in Moby Dick represent?
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society
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Who was Moby Dick written by?
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Herman Mellvile
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What did Melville do at age nineteen?
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he became a sailor and spent several years exploring the Pacific
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What is the main idea in Moby Dick?
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Human understanding is limited
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What does Moby Dick represent?
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the mysteries of the universe that we cannot understand
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What is Poe considered the father of?
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gothic horror, mystery, and suspense
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What is the Mad Trist?
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the story that Roderick reads
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Where is the setting of the Fall of the House of Usher?
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in an unspecified past time and place in the old Usher mansion
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What are the themes of the Fall of the House of Usher?
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terror of the Unknown
inscapable fate |
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What is the dual meaning of the title for Fall of the House of Usher?
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the end of the family and the actual house
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Who is the narrator of the Fall of the house of Usher?
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a friend of Roderick Usher
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What is the Raven?
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a narrative poem?
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what does the Raven mean?
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a symbol of an ill omen
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What is the theme of Emily Dickenson's "this is my letter to the world"?
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the poet's inspiration comes from nature
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What is the tone of "this is my letter to the world"?
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hesitant and humble
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what is the synopsis of "this is my letter to the world"?
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the poet's unanswered letter to the world is her poetry
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who is "snow bound" by?
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John Wittier
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What was John wittier?
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a Fireside poet and Abolitionist
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what is the theme of "Snow Bound"?
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Isolation in the rurual world creates warm intimacy amongst those who share it
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What is "Snow Bound"?
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a poem of memory and youth
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