Author
Booker T Washington
Up From Slavery
significant
Important or Meaningful
Individualism
The belief that each person has unique qualities, values, abilities, and the freedom to develop an independent identity.
Which word means important or meaningful?
Significant
Free verse is poetry that:
D. Has no required regular rhyme scheme or meter
Walt Whitman
Leaves of Grass
Incident
An event or occurrence
Identity
Characteristics, beliefs, and experiences that make someone who they are.
What is an event or occurrence called?
Incident
A Stanza is:
A. A group of poetic lines
Emily Dickinson
Selected Poems
Unique
One of a kind
Conformity
Changing behavior or beliefs to fit group expectations.
What term means the order in which events occur?
Sequence
Diction refers to:
The author's word choices
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nature: Self-Reliance
Sequence
Order in which events occur
Self-reliance
Trusting your own judgement and abilities.
What type of poetry has no regular rhyme scheme or fixed meter?
Free Verse
Whitman's Leaves of Grass first appeared in:
B. 1855
Henry David Thoreau
Walden; Civil Disobedience
Impact
Strong effect or influence
American Identity
Values, experiences, and ideas associated with being American.
What word means a strong effect or influence?
Impact
"I Hear America Singing" primarily celebrates:
Everyday workers and their contributions.