romanticism quiz Flashcards
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romanticism (1800-1850)
a way of thinking that values the individual over the group, the subject over the objective, and a person’s emotional experience over reason.
what are the sub-sections we read?
transcendentalism and gothic
what emotions does romanticism place emphasis on?
apprehension, horror, terror, and awe
what role does individualism play in American society?
they’ve sought opportunity, success, and prosperity
what is transcendentalism?
an idealistic philosophical and social movement that developed in New England around 1836.
what was a reaction to the industrial revolution and teach divinity permeates all nature and humanity?
transcendentalism
what was happening during the war of 1812?
U.S. defeated G.B asserting its independence from European control. the most important effect was a sense of solidarity that frosted within the young nation.
what was happening at the time of Manifest Destiny?
Many Americans believed in the term of Manifest Destiny which was the right to settle American’s lands across the continent. in 1840 most Americans lived in the Appalachian Mountains. Western expansion inspired an up-spring of national pride and self awareness.
what was happening at the time of the trail of tears?
a result of westward expansion led to tribal lands and relocation of more than 100,00 Native Americans. 1838 ‘trail of tears’, thousands of Cherokee perished, where the promise of freedom from white settlement would last for only 15 years
what was happening at the time of the industrial revolution?
the cotton gin, more than 1,000 factories in New England were placed. enlarging the market for women and immigrates, slavery grew stronger in the south.
what was happening at the time of the Reconstruction Era?
a question from the civil war emerged, “how to guarantee the rights of millions whom law and tradition have previously been treated as property and not as people. era in which former slaves capitalized on their newfound freedoms
Walt Whitman
he was born in Long Island, continued his work until his death in 1892, and regarded as one of the most influential and important collections of poetry ever written
when was the first edition of ‘Leaves of Grass’ published?
1855
what did Walt Whitman write in?
“free verse”
free verse means: his poems had no rhyme or meter
what does ‘Leaves of Grass’ emphasize?
change, from life to death to new life
what does ‘Leaves of Grass’ discuss?
he discusses the death of old traditions and ideas
what is he celebrating in ‘Leaves of Grass’?
he’s celebrating America as a new nation
in ‘Song of Myself’ who is he celebrating?
he’s celebrating himself within the first section of the poem
what’s the meaning of stanzas?
sections of a poem, the paragraphs
what workers are mentioned in ‘I Hear America Singing’?
mechanics, carpenters, masons, boatmans, deckhands, hatter, shoemaker, plowboys, mother, girl, wife
what do the workers represent in ‘I Hear America Singing’?
they’re making up America at the time (made up of manual workers who are the heart of America)
what does America symbolize in ‘I Hear America Singing?
the symbol of the people
what is the meaning behind ‘I Hear America Singing?
it praises and appreciates the importance of the workers
what’s the theme of ‘On the Beach at Night Alone?
the theme of interconnectedness
