Overview
Characteristics
Figurative Language
Pop Culture Examples
Final Jeopardy
200
This 19th-century American literary and philosophical movement emphasized inherent goodness and the importance of intuition and nature.
What is Transcendentalism?
200
Considered a sacred entity that is essential for spiritual and natural growth and should be preserved.
What is the importance of nature?
200
See, the grass is full of stars
What is a metaphor?
200
This is the primary characteristic in the movie The Lorax.
What is importance of nature?
200
Often considered the central figure of the movement, his influential poems, essays, and lectures laid the groundwork for the core beliefs of Transcendentalism.
Who is Ralph Waldo Emerson?
400
This concept, central to Transcendentalism, highlights the importance of independence.
What is self-reliance?
400
Ignoring society's pressures in favor of following one’s own heart and intuition.
What is nonconformity?
400
Come, see the north wind’s masonry.
What is personification?
400
This is the primary characteristic in the movie Coco.
What is nonconformity?
600
This emphasis on individual reasoning NOT restrained by society or other factors was a key characteristic of Transcendentalism.
What is free thought?
600
Believing in a higher power or spiritual reality beyond the material world.
What is spirituality?
600
into this larger dome of blue and white,
well, today is just that kind of day.
What is a metaphor?
600
This is the primary characteristic in the movie Shrek.
What is self-reliance or nonconformity?
800
This belief emphasized looking for truth and guidance rather than relying on others or authority.
What is intuition?
800
A simple life, free from distractions of material possessions and societal expectations.
What is simplistic living?
800
Around the radiant fireplace, enclosed
In a tumultuous privacy of storm.
What is a juxtaposition?
800
This is the primary characteristic in the movie Inside Out.
What is individualism?
1000
This poem depicts the power and artistry of nature’s wintery creation.
What is The Snow-Storm?
1000
Seeking truth through one’s own experiences rather than relying on the view or opinion of anyone else.
What is individualism?
1000
Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
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What is a metaphor and alliteration?
1000
This is one of the primary characteristics in the piece Kindred Spirits.
What is importance of nature or free thought?