Historical Background
The vast majority of our texts were written in this century and in this country.
19th / America
Whitman's defining work was this poetry collection.
Leaves of Grass
Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote this piece about individuality and and nonconformity.
Self-Reliance
Concept albums work because they share a common this, a pervading idea or message.
Theme
When writing using the PEEL method, we follow this order:
Point, Evidence, Explanation, Link
The idea that it was the right of the American people to settle the land's across the continent and expand westward is known as this.
Manifest Destiny
Whitman's voice sung the praises of many things. Name one of these.
Individuality and Diversity in "Song of Myself," America in his short poems
DOUBLE POINT QUESTION
This, Emerson claims, is "the hobgoblin of little minds... with [it] a great soul has simply nothing to do."
Foolish Consistency
Anaphora, free verse, and catalogue are all structures used by Whitman to craft this form of writing.
Poetry
These types of clauses cannot stand on their own as a complete thought or sentence; for example, "After the game ended."
Dependent
The policy of "Indian removal" was a direct result of westward expansion, leading to the relocation of more the 100,000 Native Americans and to this brutal event in 1838.
The Trail of Tears
Most of Emily Dickinson's poems were published posthumously, meaning:
After her death
This philosophical outlook of transcending the physical and logical was shared by both Emerson and Thoreau, and Whitman's own philosophies closely mirrored it.
Transcendentalism
An author's choice of words is also known as this term in the dictionary.
Diction
What type of sentence is this:
"We were tired, so we went home."
The cotton gin was one of many new developments behind this 19th Century "revolution."
The Industrial Revolution
Though not her only topic, Emily Dickinson wrote many poems about this, claiming it "selects her own society" and "Is an imperial friend."
The Soul
What did Thoreau hope to discover while living in the woods?
The Essential Facts of Life
While concrete nouns can be taken in by the senses, these nouns are related to ideas and concepts.
Abstract
What type of sentence is this:
"The situation was dire because time was almost up."
Complex
Henry David Thoreau wrote "Civil Disobedience" in response to this conflict pushed by this president.
The Mexican War / President Polk
In our review of Whitman, it was discussed how Whitman was the "Bard of This."
Democracy
Thoreau claims in "Civil Disobedience" that the best form of government is...
One that governs least / not at all
When an assumption is this, it is one that the author doesn't state outright.
Implicit
Knowing the different types of sentences is important because it helps you give your writing this.
Variety