Important authors
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Themes of death, immortality, and nature known for “i am ceded - I’ve stopped being Theirs & “Title divine - is mine“
what is Emily Dickinson known for?
source of beauty, truth, and spiritual development.
What is romanticism’s view of nature?
The narrator's grief and loss, with the raven symbolizing eternal sorrow. The phrase "Nevermore" represents the finality of the narrator's despair.
What is the raven?
Used by Poe to heighten suspension and tension
What is Repetition?
The consequences of guilt and madness
What theme is most prominent in The Tell-Tale Heart?
Wrote short stories, poetry and literary criticism
What is Edgar Allan Poe known for?
Difference between Romanticism and Rationalism
What is Romanticism emphasizes emotion and imagination Compared to Rationalism values reason and logic.
Explores themes of guilt and madness, with the beating heart symbolizing the narrator's psychological breakdown.
What is the tell tale heart?
Used by Dickinson, to convey the speaker's emotional state.
What is a metaphor?
It reflects the importance of individual identity and self-worth.
How does The Title Mine reflect Romantic themes?
Wrote about Puritan past - the scarlet letter
What is Nathaniel Hawthorne known for?
The Gothic elements
What are mystery, suspense, supernatural, and psychological themes?
Symbolizes individual sin and guilt. Critiques Puritan society and its obsession with morality.
What is the ministers black veil?
this is an example of "I'm ceded – I've stopped being Theirs –"
What is dashes?
A serpent, symbolizing the Devil and sin
What does the staff in Young Goodman Brown symbolize?
First American writer to win international reputation and; wrote “Legends“ and New York “Legends of sleepy hollow”
What is Washington Irving known for?
American Romanticism
what is the reaction against Enlightenment and Rationalism, focusing on emotion, imagination, nature, and individualism Called ?
The forest symbolizes moral testing and temptation. Explores the tension between religious faith and personal doubt.
What is Young Goodman Brown?
Reflect a fragmented, disjointed thought process, adding to the emotional complexity of her work.
What is dashes in Dickson poetry?
It reflects a fragmented, disjointed thought process and creates a pause or unfinished feeling.
How does Emily Dickinson's use of dashes contribute to the meaning of her work?
What is Washington Irving recognizable for
Which author is considered the first American writer to win international recognition?
reflects the importance of individual identity and self-worth.
How does The Title Mine reflect Romantic themes?
The sin and guilt of the individual
What does the veil in The Minister's Black Veil symbolize?
"Quoth the Raven, 'Nevermore.'" Is an example
What is repetition?
Enlightenment and Rationalism
What was American Romanticism a reaction against?