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American Romanticism Flashcards

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American Romanticism was born as a reaction to what period in American history?

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Age of Reason

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American Romanticism was the name given to those schools of thought that valued _______ and intuition over reason

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Feeling

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The Transcendentalists were led by

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Emerson

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What is the setting for “The Devil and Tom Walker”?

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A forest near Boston, Massachusetts, 1727

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In “The Devil and Tom Walker” the woods are used to symbolize -

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Evil

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How does Tom Walker die?

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He is tricked by his own words

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“The Devil and Tom Walker” is based on the archetype of a person who-

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Sells his soul to the devil.

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What mood does the setting of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” create?

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Dreamy; Drowsy

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What is Ichabod Crane’s job?

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Schoolmaster

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Why is Ichabod interested in Katrina?

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She is wealthy

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Who is the headless horseman Ichabod encountered on his way home?

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Brom Bones

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Why did Ichabod leave Sleepy Hollow?

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Fear and humiliation

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Define Thanatopsis

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A way of viewing death

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Who is the “she” in “Thanatopsis” referring to?

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Nature

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What does the speaker of “Thanatopsis” suggest we do when we have sad thoughts about death?

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Go outdoors and listen to Nature’s teachings

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In “The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls” what does the rise and fall of the tide suggest?

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The passage of time

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The theme of “The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls” is

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The ocean goes on, but human life is limited

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The mood of “The Cross of Snow” is best described as

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Grieving

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In “The Cross of Snow” the cross the speaker wears is

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an emotional pain

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In “The Cross of Snow”, readers can conclude that the female subject is -

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Remembered fondly and deeply missed by the speaker

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According to “Nature,” where should a person go to be alone?

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Outside to look at the stars.

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What does Emerson mean by “Nature”?

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The impressions we get from different natural objects

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According to Emerson, the person who can truly see nature is like a child because he or she -

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Sees with the heart as well as the eye

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When Emerson crosses the “bare common,” he is -

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Completely happy

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In the woods, Emerson finds -
Love and joy of youth
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Emerson describes himself as a "transparent eyeball" because he -
Feels complete union with nature
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Emerson's purpose in the essay "Nature" is to -
Describe a profound way of seeing nature
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What is Emerson's opinion of society?
Society conspires to deny people their freedom
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Emerson states that the most sacred part of a person is -
The integrity of their own mind
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What does Emerson call "the hobgoblin of little minds"?
Consistency
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According to Emerson, what makes someone a fully realized person?
Following their own conscience
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The tone of Emerson's essay is best described as -
Uplifting
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Which of the following statements best states one of Emerson's philosophies?
Be true to yourself.
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How long did Thoreau live in the woods at Walden Pond?
About two years.
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Thoreau says he wants to live at Walden because he -
Wants to live life more fully
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Thoreau gives his opinion of progress when he -
Believes that progress is superficial and imaginary
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What is Thoreau's attitude toward individuality and conformity?
People must follow their inner voice
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Which of the following statements would Thoreau most likely agree with?
Most people forfeit their lives by doing what society tells them to do
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What view of government does Thoreau express?
The government should govern as little as possible.
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To what does Thoreau compare the government?
A wooden gun.
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In Thoreau's view, the practical reason the majority rules in a democracy is that -
the majority has more physical power on its side
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What does Thoreau ask for instead of no government?
a better government at once
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Thoreau's primary purpose in "Resistance" is to persuade people to -
follow their own individual conscience
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What are two characteristics of American Romanticism?
Values feeling and intuition over reason. | Prefers youthful innocence to educated sophistication
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What are two characteristics of Transcendentalists?
A person is his or her own best authority. | Everything, including people, are a reflection of the divine.
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Who is the author of "The Devil and Tom Walker"? | What is the theme?
Washington Irving | The theme is greed, corruption, and misery.
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Who is the author of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"? | What is the theme?
Washington Irving | The theme is greed and superstition.
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Who is the author of "Thanatopsis"? | What is the theme?
William Cullen Bryant | The theme is accepting death and not be scared of dying.
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Who is the author of "The Tide Rise, the Tide Falls"? | What is the theme?
Henry Longfellow | The theme is that death is always happening, but birth is occurring too.
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Who is the author of "The Cross of Snow"? | What is the theme?
Henry Longfellow | The theme is grief.
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Who is the author of "Nature"? | What is the theme?
Ralph Emerson | The theme is spirituality in nature.
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Who is the author of "Walden"? | What is the theme?
Henry Thoreau | The theme is living each day to the fullest.
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Who is the author of "Self Reliance"? | What is the theme?
Ralph Emerson | The theme is to avoid conformity.
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Who is the author of "Resistance to Civil Government"? | What is the theme?
Henry Thoreau | The theme is responsibilities should be within the individual.

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