Characteristics of Romanticism
Which of the following (God, man, nature, and society) do the Romantics feel are one?
God, man, and nature are one
Explain one characteristic of Poe's writing style.
Various answers- teacher discretion
What is alliteration?
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
What are the groups of lines called within a poem?
stanzas
What is an apparition?
a ghost or ghost-like image of something
What historical event was in full swing during the Romantic period?
the Industrial Revolution
Provide two characteristics of Dark Romanticism/Gothic literature.
witches, supernatural, superstition, inner turmoil, psychological turmoil, etc
What is an allusion?
An indirect reference to something: usually literary, historical, Biblical, or mythological
What is the main idea of a poem called?
theme
What does indifferent mean?
Having no particular interest or sympathy
What are the three parts of Romanticism that we have studied?
Romanticism
Transcendentalism
Dark Romanticism/Gothic
Name two common themes amongst the Poe texts that we have read:
"The Raven"
"The Cask of Amontillado"
" The Pit and the Pendulum"
Teacher discretion; various answers
True or false? Repetition is a form of parallelism
True
What is the voice of the poem called?
speaker
What is malevolence?
Having or showing a wish to do evil to others
What is the Romantics' attitude toward nature?
love of nature: nature is beautiful, nature is mysterious, things are left beautiful if unspoiled by man, nature can teach man about himself, etc.
teacher discretion
Is this sentence parallel in structure?
Remember to smile, work hard, and persevere
No
What is it called when a tone or topic drastically changes within the course of a poem?
shift
What is bravado?
Who were the two transcendentalist writers?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Henry David Thoreau
What would dashed clauses/phrases possibly indicate, as a narrative strategy, for Poe's speaker in a story?
creates a feeling of irrational thoughts
creates jumbled incomplete statements
creates a feeling of a frantic opinions
What is the difference between tone and mood?
Tone is author's attitude
Mood is the feeling the author creates for the reader
Identify the components of TPCASTT, in the correct order
title, paraphrase, connotation, attitude, shifts, title, theme
What does consigned mean?
delivered to a person, typically in order for it to be sold