Characters
Who was Henry David Thoreau good friends with?
Emerson
What Century is Ralph Waldo Emerson associated with?
19th Century
"Truth is always in harmony with herself." from "Civil Disobedience" is an example of which literary device?
Personification
Who wrote the Raven?
Edgar Allen Poe
Why did the minister wear the black veil?
Because he cheated on his wife, hide the sin
Janie Starts is the character in which story/book?
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Where was "The Pit and The Pendulum" located?
Toledo, Spain
"breath life" into his sermons
Personification
Who was the author of Self Reliance?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Whats the moral of the story in the Ministers Black Veil?
That we are all sinners
What was the main character in the ministers black veil?
Reverend Hooper
What was the setting of the "road not taken"?
Fall/Autumn Day
The reverend wearing the black veil
Irony
Who wrote the "road not taken" and "Stopping by Woods"?
Robert Frost
What ended the Civil War?
General Lee surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse in 1865
What story was General Lasalle in?
The pit and the Pendulum
What is the setting for "stopping by woods"?
In the woods on a dark snowy evening
She's worked like a mule
Metaphor
Who wrote TEWWG? What does it stand for?
Zora Neale Hurston, There Eyes Were Watching God
Why does the speaker in "stopping by woods on a snowy evening" stop?
To watch his woods fill up with snow
What was the birds name in "The Raven"
Nevermore
What time period was the Harlem Renaissance?
1920's and 1930's
The blossoming pear tree in TEWWG
Metaphor
Who wrote the ministers black veil?
Nathaniel Hawthorne
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
A revival of African American music, dance, art fashion, and literature.