Vocabulary
T/F: A phantasm is able to be physically touched.
False
Name ONE archetype from this year's study
the forest (evil), the wolves in the Legend of Two Wolves, the Devil, the Tree of Life, etc.
What is Transcendentalism?
belief that intuition and the individual conscience "transcend" experience and thus are better guide to truth than are the senses and logic; held nature as an object of worship
Which of our authors wrote about finding courage to defeat his slave master?
a) Ambrose Bierce
b) Stephan Crane
c) Frederick Douglass
d) Ralph Waldo Emerson
c) Frederick Douglass
Who are the two poets considered the "doorway to the moderns?"
Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson
Which activity is a miser most likely NOT to do?
a. live in unsavory conditions to save their money
b. refuse to part with even a small amount of their change
c. cheat people
d. donate generously to a noble cause
D. donate generously
What type of rhyme is this:
"Oh, Signor, Thine the Amber Hand-
And mine- the distant Sea-
Obedient to the least command
Thine eye impose on me-"
true, or exact, rhyme
Who is the Father of Transcendentalism? What did he write?
Ralph Waldo Emerson; "Nature," and "Self-Reliance"
In "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" what is the crime that Farquhar is being hanged for?
for attempt to damage the bridge, as it is on Union-held territory
The following quotation contains an example of which literary element?
"For only my Gossamer, my Gown-
My Tippet - only Tulle-"
alliteration
What is the definition of the word impregnable?
incapable of being taken by assault; something that is unconquerable
This is a type of rhythmic meter which is made up of unstressed and stressed syllables
Iambic (pentameter)
Name one Gothic Romantic author and what they wrote.
Washington Irving, "The Devil and Tom Walker"
Nathaniel Hawthorne, "The Minister's Black Veil," and "Young Goodman Brown"
Edgar Allen Poe, "The Pit and the Pendulum," and "The Fall of the House of Usher"
Collins, the private, desired to fetch a drink of water for mostly which reason?
Does this make him a hero?
to get his comrades to stop picking on him; to prove he could.
Walt Whitman uses which type of rhythmic meter for his poetry?
none! He uses free verse (no rhyme, no meter)
Compose a sentence with the word apathy.
... depends on composition ; must use the word apathy and correctly apply it (def: a lack of feeling or care).
Give an example of an oxymoron.
... depending on the response ; must include a phrase with two opposites
Name TWO qualities of Dark Romanticism?
-haunting, eerie in setting and events
-reaction against the optimism of the Transcendentalists
-the exploration of evil and the depths of the human mind (insanity)
Define Realism.
a radical departure from the subjects and concerns of Romantic fiction, in attempt to illustrate reality as accurately as possible
What unit of punctuation is Emily Dickinson most known for using?
- (the dash)
A noun to define Madeline Usher's health
malady
precarious would be acceptable exempt it is an adjective
a direct address to someone or something; "The Chambered Nautilus" - "O, my soul"
What emotion pervades Nathaniel Hawthorne's works?
Guilt (remember his grandfather was one of the judges in the Witch Trials)
Which literary technique does Ambrose Bierce use in "An Occurrence at the Owl Creek Bridge" to make the ending more of a shock?
3rd person limited narrator shift to 3rd person objective (right at the end)
How would you describe the tone of Whitman's "I Hear America Singing?" Use the excerpt below to help construct your answer:
"Each singing what belongs to him or her and to none else,
The day what belongs to the day - at night the party of young fellows, robust, friendly,
Singing with open mouths their strong melodious songs."
individualistic yet united and proud; patriotic; real lives of real people being recognized as important