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100

He was the father of American literature

Who is Washington Irving?

100

This is where and when the story takes place

What is the setting?

100

Most Romantic poets wrote about this (2 things)

What is the past and nature?

100

Conduct or behavior

What is demeanor?

100

This is the day we have our lit exam (January #)

What is January 16?

200

He was the father of the American novel

Who is James Fenimore Cooper?

200

This is when an object, person, situation, or action represents something greater than itself

What is symbolism?

200

This poet is most notable for his work called "The Raven"

Who is Edgar Allan Poe?

200

This is a deep, inmeasurable space, gulf, or cavity

What is abyss?

200

This actor is widely known for his roles in Forrest Gump and the Toy Story franchise

Who is Tom Hanks?

300

He was the inventor of the American short story

Who is Edgar Allan Poe?

300

This is a contrast between expectations for a situation and what is reality

What is irony?

300

This is an element seen in Romanticism poetry

What is imagination?

300

Widespread or common

What is prevalent?

300

In 2021, this college football team made national headlines by going to their first ever College Football Playoff game, but ended up falling short to Alabama 27-6 in the semifinal game

Who are the Cincinnati Bearcats?

400

He was the father of American transcendentalism

Who is Ralph Waldo Emerson?

400

This is when the author gives clues about what might happen later in the story

What is foreshadowing?

400

Most Roman poets held on to this kind of poetic style

What is a conventional style?

400

To conjecture or guess

What is surmise?

400

This is easily the most populated country in Europe

What is Russia?

500

He was a famous practical transcendentalist

Who is Henry David Thoreau?
500

In "The Devil and Tom Walker", the hemlock tree symbolizes this

What is poison?

500

"Thanatopsis" is this author's most famous work

Who is William Cullen Bryant?

500

This is a pretentious show of wealth or importance

What is ostentation?

500

In 2007, this MLB team won the World Series by sweeping the Colorado Rockies in four games

Who are the Boston Red Sox?

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