authors Flashcards
1
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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The only American to be honored with a bust in West Minister, London, England
2
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Walt Whitman
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Left school at age eleven
“o’captain! my captain”
3
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Carl Sandberg
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Volunteered for the Spanish American War
“grass”
4
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Rudyard Kipling
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1907 Noble Prize winner (youngest winner)
“if”
4
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Emily Dickinson
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Suffered from extreme anxiety
“because i could not stop for death”
5
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Maya Angelou
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Was a civil rights activist
“still i rise”
6
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Edgar Allan Poe
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The Baltimore Ravens honored this poet
“anabel lee” & “the raven”
7
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dylan thomas
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dropped out of school for poor performance
“do not go gentle into the night”
