Unit 1: Puritanism
What does the line "Raise up thy thoughts above the skye" suggest about the speaker's perspective?
What is aspire to spiritual elevation?
When Henry mentions "the song of that siren," which mythological figure is he alluding to?
What is the siren song?
The act of going to jail for refusing to pay taxes symbolizes what in Thoreau's philosophy?
What is morality or moral convictions?
What is civil disobedience?
In "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge", the setting of the hanging takes place during this American war.
What is the Civil War?
Daisy symbolizes this facet of society.
What is wealth or old money?
What is the American Dream?
The phrase "dunghill mists" evokes which literary idea?
What is imagery?
What do "chains" symbolize in Henry's speech?
What is oppression and slavery?
How does the setting in Poe's stories contribute to the overall mood of the story?
What is enhancing the suspense and eeriness?
This literary device is heavily used when the main character appears to escape execution, even though the ending reveals the events were imagined in "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge".
What is irony?
The green light at the end of Daisy’s dock alludes to what broader concept in the narrative?
What are hopes and dreams?
What is the American Dream?
When the speaker mentions a "house on high erect," what is being alluded to?
What is heaven or eternal life?
The "lamp of experience" symbolizes what in the context of the speech?
What is wisdom?
The phrase "eerie quiet" creates what kind of tone?
What is tension and suspense?
This character is a Southern civilian who is tricked by a disguised Union scout in "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge".
Who is Peyton Farquhar?
The Valley of Ashes alludes to what theme regarding American society in the 1920s?
What is decay and moral decline?
The phrase "my pleasant things in ashes lye" evokes what kind of imagery?
What is loss and mourning?
What feeling does the imagery of "the song of that siren" convey?
What is deception and danger?
The phrase "the government is best which governs least" is an allusion to what tenet of Transcendentalism?
What is self-government.
Ambrose Bierce slows down the description of the hanging scene to build this literary element in "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge."
Suspense
The green light symbolizes this unattainable dream of what?
What is the American Dream?
The imagery of "ruins" in the poem symbolizes what?
What is destruction and loss?
What does Henry's willingness to speak the "whole truth" reveal about his character?
What is he values honesty and integrity?
What imagery does Thoreau use to convey the idea of societal constraints?
What is chains and shackles?
In "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge", Ambrose Bierce uses detailed descriptions of the forest, water, and Farquhar’s physical sensations to create vivid mental pictures for the reader. This literary device is called this.
What is imagery?
The car accident foreshadows what eventual outcome in the story?
What is Myrtle's death and Gatsby's death?