Literary Period
What was happening in society during the Transcendentalists?
California gold rush, rise of imperialism, rise of nationalism between Britain and the US, increase in technology and infastructure
Next to which pond did Emerson build his cabin
Waldon
What perspective is "Life in the Woods" written in?
First person point of view
What is the raven's only reply in "The Raven"?
Nevermore
What is the definition of imagery?
The use of language to evoke a picture of sensation of a person, thing, place, or experience
What is Transcendentalism?
A philosophy started in the early 19th century that promotes intuitive, spiritual thinking instead of scientific thinking based on material things.
What is the theme of the story "Nature"?
Cherishing the values of life, appreciating the life you have, not being caught up in material objects
Why does Thoreau wish to retreat into solitude for two years?
He thinks isolation will help him clear his mind, believes it is the source of enlightenment
Who is the narrator's lost love in "The Raven"?
Lenore
Clues the author gives the reader to know what will happen later in the story is called...
Foreshadowing
How did Edgar Allan Poe differ from the transcendentalist?
He acknowledged the existence of sin, pain, and evil in human life rather and didn't try to find meaning in it
True or False. Emerson feels that most adults do not delight in nature as much as children do.
True
Thoreau was a Transcendentalist...What does this mean?
He wanted to live free of the material world
Poe was a master of what genre of writing?
- Detective
- Phycological Horror
In "The Fall of the House of Usher", Poe repeats which sound at the beginning of the story to set the mood of the story
ssssssss
What are four characteristics of Gothic Literature?
Deranged heroes; unreliable narrators; dark, irrational storylines; atmosphere of dread and menace
What was one main literary device that Emerson used in his stories?
Imagery, Aphorisms
"...I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately...and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived."
What is the meaning of this quote?
Thoreau wants to live a life of purpose and reason and feels like the city cannot offer him this life
In "The Fall of the House of Usher," what is Roderick's main symptoms?
Pain from heightened senses
What is an aphorism?
Short statements that express wise or clever observations about life
What are two ways that Transcendentalists saw the world?
- Everything in this world, including the human being, is a reflection of God
- The physical facts of the natural world are a doorway to the spiritual or ideal world
"The greatest delight which the fields and woods minister is the suggestion...(that) I am not alone and unacknowledged. They nod to me and I to them."
Personification
True or False.
Thoreau says he left Walden Pond because he has other lives to lead and did not want to fall into a worn out routine
True
What happens to the house of Usher at the end of the story?
It collapses to the ground
What effect does the constant repetition in "The Raven" cause?
Adds emotional force, adds to the gothic atmosphere of the poem