American Literature Ch 5 Test

Who was the philosophical leader of the transcendentalist revolution?

In "Self-Reliance" Emerson praises WHAT as the model of self-reliance?

Henry David Thoreau lived with this author and his family at two different periods of time.

What do the walls symbolize in “Bartleby, the Scrivener”?

The poetic term for the repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds in nearby words

Where did Bartleby work prior to his employment with the narrator?

In "The Birthmark," Georgiana's birthmark is an appropriate symbol for what?

Nathaniel Hawthorne came to accept faith in Jesus Christ

Which of the following actually happens in "The Cask of Amontillado"?

Edgar Allan Poe believed what about literature?

Why did Melville’s popularity and literary reputation suffer toward the end of his career?

Walt Whitman supported neither side during the Civil War.

Master of the Macabre; Father of Detective Fiction

Walt Whitman proclaimed himself America's national poet.

Nathaniel Hawthorne is responsible for creating the character Captain Ahab of Moby Dick, who hurls defiance at God.

In "The Minister's Black Veil" what does the crape symbolize?

Who is ultimately responsible for the narrator’s decision to rid himself of Bartleby?

Why is the speaker in "The Raven" sorrowful?

What do the captain and the ship symbolize in "O Captain! My Captain!"?

According to Thoreau, the best government is the "one that governs _____"

What is the central metaphor Emerson uses to illustrate man's relationship to nature?

In "Song of Myself" death is presented as...

Who was the single most powerful influence on modern American poets?

Which of the following emphases is present in Whitman's work?

In "Civil Disobedience" what biblical allusion emphasizes Thoreau's point about the evils of government?

What is the subject of Rev. Hooper's first sermon in "The Minister's Black Veil"?

Each of the following ideas is true of Melville except which one?

Transcendentalism includes a belief in a Universal Being.

What was the official publication of the transcendentalists?

What is the central recommendation offered by Thoreau in Walden?

Which of these ways can Walden not be read?

What is the mood of "Annabel Lee"?

Why has Melville attracted much attention from modern critics?