Romanticism
Gothicism
Transcendentalism
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100

The types of literature found in America PRIOR to Romanticism 

What is Non-Fiction? 

I will also accept:

-Essays, pamphlets, diaries/personal  narratives 

100

In Washington Irving's "The Devil & Tom Walker" Tom Walker's wife is described as:

A termagant!

-Cruel 

-Greedy

-Abusive 

100

Transcendentalists viewed nature as:

-Beautiful 

-A reflection of God

-A source of wisdom and learning 


100

Name one Transcendental author that we read:

-Walt Whitman

-Henry David Thoreau 

-Robert Frost 

100

Who wrote Harry Potter? 

J.K Rowling

200

List two historical events led to elements such as awe of nature, escapism, and the importance of imagination in Romanticism? 

-Industrialization

-Expansion of Territory

-Search for National identity 

200

What are two poetic/literary devices that give "The Raven" a melodic quality when you read it? 

-General and internal rhyme scheme 

-Alliteration

-Repetition 

200

In "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer" Walt Whitman says individuals should: 

-Leave the classroom, reject logical learning, and embrace experiential, intuitive and natural learning 

-Be an individual, go against the mainstream 

200
Where was the hub of Transcendental thought? 
-The Northeast 
200

Who wrote "The Devil & Tom Walker"

Washington Irving

300

Two sub-categories found within Romanticism?

-Gothicism 

-Transcendentalism 

300

Compared to "The Raven" Annabel Lee is less 

-Dark 

-The tone is equally depressing, but it does not deal with madness in the same way 

300

How are humans depicted within the Hudson River School Paintings? 

-Small 

-Within nature 

300
Name an example of a modern example of Transcendental political philosophy. 
-Martin Luther King Jr. non-violent protest

-Roe v. Wade

-Gandhi 

-More 

300

Who wrote "When I heard the Learn'd Astronomer?" 

-Walt Whitman 

400

Gothicism subverts Romantic thought by:

-Taking Romantic elements and making them dark, gloomy, scary etc. 

400

What does the macabre describe? 

-An aesthetic having to do with death and decay 

400

In the "Outsider's" Robert Frost's poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" depicts the theme of : 

-Loss of innocence

-Aging, recognizing our lives as part of a larger cycle

400

How does the Devil & Tom Walker end? 

The devil takes Tom away on horseback & the forest around the swamp burns down

400

Who Wrote The Raven & Annael Lee

Edgar Allen Poe 

500

Transcendentalism uses Romantic elements to:

-Elevate the individual

-Celebrate nature 

500

What Roman gods are referred to in "The Raven?"

-Pallas (Athena)

-Pluto (Hades)

500

How did Henry David Thoreau practice Civil Disobedience? 

-Not paying his taxes 

500

How did the search for the creation of a national identity influence Romanticism? 

-The element of the celebration of the individual 

500

Who wrote Civil Disobedience? 

-Henry David Thoreau

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