"Tide" and "Cross"
Give an example of nature in "The Tide Rises"
The ocean
Give an example of where the reader sees nature in this story
The swamp Tom walks through
The author of this story
Nathaniel Hawthorne
What Element of Terror and Horror best describes the heartbeat throughout this story
Rhythm
Romanticism is not about
-Religious Enlightenment
The reason the author wrote "The Cross of Snow"
He was still grieving the death of his wife 18 years later she accidentally caught her dress on fire and burned to death.
Intuition
The famous novel the author of Ambitious Guest was known for
The Scarlet Letter
This story is an example of what kind of Romanticism
Dark Romanticism or American Gothic
At least 3 characteristics of Romanticism
Inner world of an individual, imagination, supernatural, intuition, nature, emotion
What was the main theme of "The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls"
Human life comes to an end, but nature keeps going nonetheless
What happened to Tom Walker at the end of the story?
He was taken by the devil because he broke his deal.
Use at least two Elements of Terror and Horror to describe the climatic scene in this story
Intensity
Helplessness
Urgency
Rhythm
"It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain; but once conceived, it haunted me day and night."
What aspect of horror and terror is present?
The unconscious
A Dark Romantic writer
Edgar Allan Poe
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Herman Melville
How does "The Cross of Snow" express the author's grief as permanent?
The snow in the deep crevices of the mountain is "sun defying" and does not melt
"When Tom reached home he found the black print of a finger burned, as it were, into his forehead, which nothing could obliterate."
What element or Romanticism is present in the passage above?
The supernatural
This characteristic of Dark Romanticism is used when describing the location of the family's cabin
Isolation/Bleak setting
"The disease has sharpened my senses--not destroyed--not dulled them. Above all was the sense of hearing acute."
What Element of Terror and Horror does the narrator's hearing represent?
Intensity
One reason Romantic authors wrote about nature
Possible answers:
They saw nature as a refuge
Nature was a source of knowledge for the past
A revelation of God and the individual
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Tom does this to try to escape his fate after making the deal with the devil
Becomes religious
Describe the rising action in this story and compare it to the rising action in "Tell-Tale"
The rising action in Ambitious is slow. The rising action in Tell-Tale is quick.
What characteristic of Dark Romanticism is present here?
Psychological and physical torment
Name two types of writing Romanticism is present in
Short stories, poetry, essays, novels