Early 19th Ct. Poetry
This poet sang a "song of himself," celebrating his American identity.
Who is Walt Whitman?
This is another word for transcendental.
A) humorous
B) informative
C) inspirational
D) conversational
What is inspirational?
Douglass protested this "hypocritical" holiday in one of his speeches.
What is the Fourth of July?
Truth repeats this phrase in her speech, which becomes the speech's title.
What is "Ain't I a Woman?"
The prefix sub, used in words like submarine and subjugate, means this.
What is below?
This poet preferred the solitude of her mind, believing she was "Nobody!"
Who is Emily Dickinson?
This is Emerson's primary belief in "Self-Reliance."
What is trusting yourself?
This national issue preoccupied people's minds during Lincoln's second inaugural address.
What is the Civil War?
Who is the "first woman" Truth says turned the world upside down?
Who is Eve?
Douglass lists several of these, a word that means something that impedes progress, from the prefix ob-, meaning against.
This type of rhyme is formed by pairing words like "Gate" and "Mat."
What is slant rhyme?
This is the reason Thoreau moved to a cabin in the woods.
What is to live fully?
These feelings are what Lincoln promised the whole country in his speech.
What is "with malice toward none and charity for all"?
This text directly mocks the Declaration of Independence to point out its sexism.
What is the Declaration of Sentiments?
This type of phrase is used to specify where, when, or how an action takes place. Ex. "In the morning, I went for a walk."
What is a prepositional phrase?
This type of verse has no set number of syllables or rhyme scheme.
What is free verse?
This political issue inspired Thoreau to write "Civil Disobedience."
What is the Mexican-American War?
Douglass disproves this religious belief's supposed reasoning for slavery.
What is Christianity?
What is the first declaration that Stanton makes in her essay?
What is "all men and women are created equal"?
This type of sentence includes both an independent and a dependent clause.
What is a complex sentence?
This theme reveals Whitman's belief towards America's past.
What is learning from our mistakes?
According to transcendentalists, this is the main solution to societal problems.
What is living freely in nature?
Lincoln gives his speech in this order.
What is chronological order?
This is the type of diction Truth uses in her speech.
What is colloquial?
This type of structure repeats the same grammatical phrase for emphasis.
What is parallel structure?