Beliefs
This belief warns against making money a priority
Reject materialism
Longfellow used _______________ themes for his poems
native
What does he mean when he says “the fate of a nation was riding that night”?
The future of the country was relying on him
Based on the poem, which elements do you think make up a narrative
tells a story
In “Self-Reliance”, he says “Envy is _______________________
ignorance
This belief holds that human beings are capable of creating a utopia
humans are naturally good
Longfellow used this technique when making a revelation by looking at the past
backward glance
This poem reads like a frame story, to whom is the narrator speaking in the poem?
The narrator is speaking to children, telling them the story of Paul Revere, thus serving the author’s purpose of instilling a sense of American pride and courage.
The skipper/captain of the ship suffered from which tragic flaw?
pride
In the essay, he says “imitation is __________________________________.”
suicide
This belief shows the significance of the world all around us
Importance of nature
He means this, when he says “be not like dumb driven cattle”
Don’t follow the crowd
What figurative language device is being used here:
on the rising tide, like a bridge of boats
simile
Emerson is considered the father of _________________
transcendentalism/American Literature
He finally says, “It is great to be _____________________________________.”
misunderstood
This belief extends to being a non-conformist
Importance of the individual
When he says “leave footprints in the sands of time”, he means
Make a mark on this world
What figurative language device is being used here:
spectral and somber and still
alliteration
Emerson believed in this religion, which states that God is everywhere
Pantheist
What does he mean with “the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.”
Great men can be themselves in a group
This belief suggests that we should not focus too much on logic
Intuition over reason
What expresses the theme of the poem?
It is important to make the most of your life and live in the moment.
What figurative language device is being used here:
lay the dead, in their night-encampment
metaphor
Emerson once said "no past moment is as important as the ______________ moment
present
What does warn against when he says “the terror that scares us from self-trust is our consistency, a reverence for our past.”
Doing what you’ve always done