Unit 7 Flashcards
(25 cards)
What is the name of the poem about the death of a friend?
Auf Wiedersehen
What is the attitude towards life in A Psalm of Life?
An optimistic view of life
What is the theme of The Builders?
That things seen and unseen, big and small, has a purpose in life
Who did Hiawatha want to marry?
Minnehaha
What was the name of the person who warned Hiawatha of marrying a particular female?
Nokomis
Why did Hiawatha go to the home of his lover?
To try and ensure peace between the two tribes
Who sent John Alden to propose to Pricilla for him?
Miles Standish
What is the theme for Dear Lord and Father of Mankind?
Who did Maud Miller want to marry?
The Judge
What is the name of the poem that described the Bible as a pearl of exceeding price?
Value of the Bible
What poem saved the Constitution?
Old Ironsides
What poem discusses freedom from bondage of sin and self?
Fourth of July Ode
What poem challenges us to focus on our present duties?
The Present Crisis
Who wanted to court Huldy?
Zekle (Ezekiel)
What is the theme of International Copyright?
That nothing can change the principles of the Bible
What poem satirized 19th century writers?
A Fable for Critics
Who were the six writers that were critiqued in A Fable for Critics
Bryant, Whittier, Hawthorne, Poe, Holmes, and Lowell
What is the name of the poets who wrote for people to enjoy sharing with family and friends and were the most beloved of all American Romantic poets?
The Fireside Poets
Who were the fireside poets? (4)
Longfellow, Whittier, Holmes, and Lowell
What is the name of the poets whose works were read and memorized by children in school?
Schoolroom Poets
Who was the most popular American poet in the 19th century?
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Who wrote Paul Revere’s Ride, Hiawatha’s Wooing, and Auf Wiedersehen?
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
What has been called America’s greatest pastoral poem? Who wrote it?
The Eternal Goodness; John Greenleaf Whittier
Who wrote Maud Muller?
John Greenleaf Whittier
