Ichabod Crane
Name 2 things about Ichabod's appearance.
small head, big ears, glassy green eyes, big feet, long arms and legs, compared to a crane
Who does Ichabod Crane have a crush on?
Katrina Van Tassel
True or False: Tarry Town was a big city
False
Why does the headless horseman ride so fast?
he is always late & has to be back to his grave before dawn!
Years of the Romantic literature movement
1800s - 1855s
or 19th century
What is Ichabod's main job?
Teaching students
Who is Ichabod's rival?
Brom Bones
How did people in Tarry Town get around town?
walking or horseback
What does the Headless Horseman do with the pumpkin?
He throws it at whoever he is riding after to knock them off their horse or kill them
Early romantics inspirations came from
the Europeans
What are 2 things Ichabod loves to do?
sing, eat, listen to scary stories
What is the name of the horse Ichabod rides to the Van Tassel party?
Gunpowder
Who settled in Tarry Town in teh early 17th century?
The Dutch
Why is the Headless Horsemen headless?
He lost his head from a cannonball
Romantic movement/all romantics emphasized four things:
emotion, individualism, nature, and the imagination
How did Ichabod keep himself from feeling scared when walking home alone at night?
He sang psalms (church songs) to keep the evil spirits away
He wanted to marry her so he could take over her father's farm and everything they have
"hollow" in Sleepy Hollow comes from...
another word for a valley
What war do people think the Headless Horsemen was a soldier in?
Revolutionary War
The name for Fireside poet comes from
Fireside poet - name comes reading poetry aloud beside a fire
What is left in the place of Ichabod Crane disappeared?
His hat and a smashed pumpkin
Name one of Brom's pranks he plays on Ichabod
- moved all the furniture around in the schoolhouse
-taught dog to make terrible noise whenever Ichabod sings
What direction or region is Tarry Town in?
the eastern bank of the great Hudson River in North America
What is the Headless Horsemen doing out at night?
Searching for his missing head
American gothics are often called
Often called “brooding” romantics or “anti-transcendentalists.”