Eras
"Gilded Age"
American Realism
Elizabeth Barrett Browning wrote in this era.
Victorian
This philosophy was discussed in Emerson's Nature.
Transcendentalism
"The Raven"
mournful remembrance
"Charge of the Light Brigade"
Bravery and Sacrifice
Emily Dickinson known for this
unusual use of punctuation/capitalization
British Victorian
He wrote "Hap"
Thomas Hardy
What is the "forest" meant to symbolize in "Young Goodman Brown"
hidden sin
"Dover Beach"
losing faith
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
dehumanization, literacy, desire for freedom
genre of "Ulysses" and "My Last Duchess"
dramatic monologue
accurate depiction of life
American Realism
She wrote "A Pair of Silk Stockings"
Kate Chopin
This philosophy was discussed in "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
Naturalism
"Ulysses"
striving for purpose
"Young Goodman Brown"
losing faith
an object or character that stands for something else
symbolism
Darwinism
British Victorian
He wrote "Young Goodman Brown"
Nathaniel Hawthorne
What region is "Revolt of Mother" set in?
New England
"A Pair of Silk Stockings"
freedom from responsibilities
"God's Grandeur"
God provides restoration through Spirit
pause for emotional effect
caesura
Romantic
Mark Twain wrote in this era
American Realistic
the loss of fatih
"Pied Beauty"
nature's variety induces praise to the Creator
"The Cop and the Anthem"
the consequences of life choices
highlighted unique qualities of life in a local geographical setting
local color writing
Naturalism
American Realistic
Edgar Allan Poe wrote in this era
Romantic
How does Huck Finn escape Pap?
fakes his death
"Invictus"
Self as authority
Adventures of Huck Finn
1. society's inability to civilize
2. the humanity of all people
repetition of the same letter or sound
alliteration