Transcendentalism 1
The age that preceded the Romantic/Transcendentalist movement
What is the Age of Reason/Age of Enlightenment
Who was Henry David Thoreau's mentor?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
If the Age of Enlightenment focused on reason, Romanticism focused on _______.
What is emotion?
The definition of scansion
The process of marking a poem's meter
The definition of an extended metaphor and a poem that contains one.
Why does a metaphor continue through an entire poem? Why is it used by Robert Frost in "The Road Not Yet Taken" and "O Captain, My Captain!"
The chapter in Walden that contains the quote: I went to the woods to live deliberately
Where I Lived and What I Lived For
The length of which Thoreau lived at Walden Pond
2 years, 2 months, 2 days
Lord Byron's real name?
Who is George Gordon
The definition of meter
The rhythmic structure of a line of verse
The usage of the road in comparison to life in Robert Frost's "The Road Not Yet Taken", is an example of which poetic device?
What is an extended metaphor?
The core Transcendentalist theme of the song 'What a Wonderful World'.
What is nature?
The father of Transcendentalism
Ralph Waldo Emerson
The creator of the Gothic literary genre.
Who is Edgar Allen Poe?
The five types of meter
What are iamb, trochee, dactly, spondee, and anapest
The symbolism behind the Carriagemaster in "Because I could not stop"
What is death?
Name two Transcendentalist authors
Who is Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau?
The reason Ralph Waldo Emerson believes we can't truly appreciate nature?
Why are we so busy with our everyday lives?
The human character of 'Death' in Emily Dickenson's poem.
What is a carriagemaster?
The name of Lord Byron's most popular work
She Walks in Beauty
The author that was most productive at the end of their life, creating multiple fascicles (bundles of works)?
Who is Emily Dickensen
The five core themes of Transcendentalism
What is 1. Free Thought 2. Individualism 3. Nature 4. Confidence 5. Non-Conformity?
The type of person that Emerson claims can best comprehend nature?
What is a child
The Romantic author known for being reclusive and not publishing their writings until after their death.
Who is Emily Dickenson?
The reason Emily Dickinson was so reclusive.
Why did she suffer from conditions such as agoraphobia, depression and/or anxiety?
The symbolism behind stalks of grain in "Because I could not stop"?
What is the prime of life?