American Romanticism
Her bold original verse stands out for its haunting personal voice and unusual use of punctuation.
Emily Dickinson
This is another name for God among Transcendentalists.
Universal Being, also Over-Soul
T or F: Irony refers to a striking statement that sounds impossible, and yet is possible when understood another way.
False, paradox refers to a striking statement that sounds impossible, and yet is possible when understood another way.
This man is often seen as the father of Transcendentalist thought.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Transcendentalists emphasized the importance of ___ things over material things.
spiritual
Some believe this poem features an unreliable narrator due to the hour and circumstances of the narration.
"The Raven"
"There is a solitude of space" is an example of this repetition of initial letter sounds.
alliteration
T or F: Edgar Allan Poe achieved great fame while alive.
True
He was among the very first Americans to make writing his sole profession.
Edgar Allan Poe (also accept Washington Irving)
Transcendentalism featured a mistrust for ___.
society, history, government, religion, institutions and organizations
Where did Romanticism originate?
Europe
This poetic device uses final sounds that are similar but do not rhyme exactly, such as "worm" and "swarm."
slant rhyme
T or F: Emily Dickinson achieved great fame while alive.
False
He spent a night in jail for refusing to pay his poll tax.
Henry David Thoreau
What was Emerson's job before he became a famous lecturer?
minister (pastor)
Romanticism was an emotional reaction to the Age of ___.
Reason
This poetic form, made famous by Walt Whitman, chooses not to follow regular meter or rhyme at all.
free verse
T or F: Emerson put his ideas to the test by living alone with minimal posessions for two years.
Henry David Thoreau put his ideas to the test by living alone with minimal posessions for two years.
"Civil Disobedience" influenced the later work of this activist.
MLK Jr., also Gandhi
Thoreau spent two years living in remote isolation here.
Walden Pond
This literary offshoot focuses especially on human fallibility and sin.
Dark Romanticism
Poe famously wrote on these topics, a word for "dealing with death, especially its grim and ghastly aspects."
macabre
T or F: Poe believed that good literature must teach you something.
FALSE
This writer was probably homosexual.
Emily Dickinson or Walt Whitman
Transcendentalism began in this church body.
Unitarian