3 Transcendentalist Writers

Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Walt Whitman

Many Romantic period authors ___________.

knew each other in Conn. and helped each other with their writing

Choose All: Elements satirized in "The Devil and Tom Walker"

Wives/Marriage, Puritan Ethics, Slavery, Lending and banking policies

A central motif of E.A. Poe's writing is ___________.

the destructive nature of insanity

By the end of the FHU. the narrator _______.

becomes consumed by the gloom and sadness of the Ushers

Why did Thoreau move to Walden pond?

He wanted to understand the essentials of life

What is "Election" according to the Puritans?

God chooses who is saved or doomed prior to the person's birth.

What was the Mayflower Compact?

An agreement of laws to be followed in Plymouth written aboard ship

F.H.U. What does the House symbolize?

The Usher family and their deterioration

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1
How words are organized in a sentence
Syntax
Diction
Connotation
Denotation
2
Puritans wanted to create a church that was __________.
only spoken in Latin
more ritualistic
less ritualistic
more like the Catholic church
3
A document, speech, diary, article written by a person who experienced the event
Secondary Source
Tertiary Source
Essay
Primary Source
4
A reference to another work or literature, a famous person, historical event
Symbol
Aphorism
Irony
Allusion
5
3 Transcendentalist Writers
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Edgar Allan Poe
Henry David Thoreau
Walt Whitman
6
The literature of this period copied the British style of writing but focused on American themes.
Transcendentalism
Enlightenment
Puritanism
Romantic Authors
7
Many Romantic period authors ___________.
argued over credit for the new literary movement
were related to each other through marriage
knew each other in Conn. and helped each other with their writing
lived and worked together in Brook Farms commune
8
Choose All: Elements satirized in "The Devil and Tom Walker"
Wives/Marriage
Puritan Ethics
Slavery
Lending and banking policies
9
A central theme of Poe's writing is that no one can escape death.
False
True
10
A central motif of E.A. Poe's writing is ___________.
romantic love conquers all
the destructive nature of insanity
heroic actions are pointless
the beauty of nature
11
They believed that all people are capable of evil.
Puritans
Rationalists
Transcendentalists
Dark Romantics
12
The original Pilgrims of 1620 created a ___________government.
Democratic
Theocratic
Socialist
Republican
13
the emotional climate of the story; how the story "feels" to the reader
atmosphere
diction
setting
tone
14
The __________ of "The Fall of the House of Usher" is a strange manor house in Europe in the early 1800s.
setting
motif
theme
plot
15
The time and place of a story
setting
plot
suspense
theme
16
Authors include: Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, and Patrick Henry.
Dark Romantics
Transcendentalists
Puritans
Rationalists
17
The ________ of "The Tell Tale Heart" is a young person who murders an elderly man.
setting
irony
plot
theme
18
a story in which the characters; plot elements; themes represent abstract ideas outside of the text
creation myth
symbol
satire
allegory
19
words/short phrases repeated throughout a poem to stress a specific theme
alliteration
rhythm
repetition
parallel structure
20
A text written by someone who studied the event but did not experience the event
Diction
Secondary Source
Primary Source
Tertiary Source
21
Who owned the property at Walden?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Bronson Alcott
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Henry David Thoreau
22
The reason why a person writes a text; what the text is supposed to accomplish
Diction
Audience
Narrator
Purpose
23
They believed that all natural events were caused by God.
Enlightenment
Puritanism
Romantic Authors
Transcendentalism
24
By the end of the FHU. the narrator _______.
becomes consumed by the gloom and sadness of the Ushers
sides with Madeline and attempts to help her escape
begins to harm himself
is physically violent to get out of the house
25
The Things They Carried is an example of __________.
metafiction
science fiction
fantasy fiction
romantic fiction
26
A short statement of profound truth
Aphorism
Symbol
Allusion
Irony
27
The emotions illicited by certain words
Denotation
Diction
Syntax
Connotation
28
They worked in reform movements for the abolition of slavery, suffrage movement, help the poor.
Transcendentalism
Puritanism
Romantic Authors
Deists
29
The _________ meaning of "MRD" is that no one can escape death.
plot
irony
allegory
setting
30
They believed that all of history was predetermined by God.
Puritans
Dark Romantics
Transcendentalists
Rationalists
31
figurative language in which something that is not human is given human characteristics
personification
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
32
They believed that people are basically good and should listen to their inner voice.
Puritans
Transcendentalists
Rationalists
Dark Romantics
33
author's attitude towards characters, plot, themes
atmosphere
motif
symbol
tone
34
A person, place, thing, or event that has meaning in itself and also stands for something else.
setting
motif
symbol
theme
35
Stories were often set in the distant past or exotic locations.
Transcendentalists
Puritans
Rationalists
Dark Romantics
36
what is it? "...rapping... tapping."
alliteration
consonance
onomatopoiea
internal rhyme
37
The opponent who struggles against or blocks the hero of the story
round character
protagonist
antagonist
flat character
38
Why did Thoreau move to Walden pond?
He wanted to understand the essentials of life
Emerson told him to move out there
He wanted to separate himself from society and be a hermit.
He wanted to write the great American novel.
39
The ________ of FHU is creepy and foreboding.
mood
plot
tone
theme
40
Authors include: Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Herman Melville.
Transcendentalists
Puritans
Dark Romantics
Rationalists
41
repeated initial consonant sounds in words that are close together
rhyme
consonance
alliteration
assonance
42
rhyme within a single line of poetry
half rhyme
slan rhyme
internal rhyme
end rhyme
43
What is "Election" according to the Puritans?
The Puritans choose what kind of prayer service they want to create.
The Puritans determined who is saved or doomed during their lifetimes
God chooses who is saved or doomed prior to the person's birth.
The Puritans choose their church officials
44
What was the Mayflower Compact?
A letter the members of crew wrote to the Pilgrims
An agreement between the Native Americans and Pilgrims
A diary written by Myles Standish the Captain of the Mayflower
An agreement of laws to be followed in Plymouth written aboard ship
45
what is it? some students saw a snake
rhyme
alliteration
assonance
consonance
46
This philosophy believed that God punishes the wicked and rewards the faithful.
Transcendentalism
Puritanism
Enlightenment
Romantic Authors
47
One ________ of EA Poe's writing is live burial.
mood
theme
protagonist
motif
48
One _______ of TTTC is the psychological destruction caused by war.
setting
theme
plot
irony
49
the combination of setting, imagery, characterization, style, plot elements to create an overall atmospherein a text
motif
symbol
theme
unity of effect
50
W. Bradford makes several ______ to God and the Bible throughout "Of Plymouth Plantation."
metaphors
allusions
alliterations
themes
51
F.H.U. What does the House symbolize?
The Usher family and their deterioration
All evil that opposes mankind
Hell
The Victorian period
52
If you were going to research the tradition of Thanksgiving, which text would be the best to study?
Of Plymouth Plantation
A General History of Virginia
The World on the Turtle's Back
The Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
53
what is it? "While I nodded, nearly, napping..."
alliteration
rhyme
assonance
consonance
54
The dictionary definition of a word
Diction
Syntax
Connotation
Denotation
55
word choice
Diction
Denotation
Syntax
Connotation
56
They believed that the best way to celebrate God was by doing good for others.
Transcendentalism
Puritanism
Deists
Romantic Authors
57
repetition of vowel sounds in words that are close together
alliteration
consonance
rhyme
assonance
58
They believed in the "natural rights of man."
Puritans
Dark Romantics
Transcendentalists
Rationalists
59
What is the main idea of "Self Reliance?"
People should rely on God to live the fullest life possible.
People should rebel against the government and economy.
People should rely on their unique selves to live the fullest life possible
People should act like Copernicus and Galileo to live the fullest life.
60
any ideas that evoke the five senses -- the reader sees it, smells it, touches it, hears it
idiom
metaphor
personification
imagery
61
what is it? "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary."
assonance
alliteration
internal rhyme
consonance
62
An example of _______ in TTTC is when O'Brien felt he was a coward for going to war.
irony
motif
theme
plot
63
words that are actually sounds woof, bang, slam
onomatopoeia
idiom
assonance
consonance
64
what is it? "...uncertain rustling ... purple curtain."
assonance
internal rhyme
consonance
onomatopoiea
65
What ails Madeline Usher?
She is terrified of her brother.
She falls into catatonic states.
She wants to run away and be with the narrator.
She has tuberculosis.
66
What do Tom and his wife argue over?
children
religion
money
housework
67
The Things They Carried was an autobiography by Tim O'Brien.
True
False
68
What ails Roderick Usher?
He is insane and violent.
He thinks he is being haunted by his sister.
He was poisoned by his sister.
He nervous disorder that makes him hypersensitive.
69
rhetorical device in which parts of the sentence are grammatically the same, or are similar in construction.
parallel structure
idiom
metaphor
antithesis
70
The most important forms of writing were the pamphlet, the essay, and the newspaper.
Enlightenment
Transcendentalism
Puritanism
Romantic Authors
71
They believed that God is the "great clock maker" who created the universe but doesn't interfere in human lives.
Dark Romantics
Transcendentalists
Puritans
Rationalists
72
The insight about human life that is revealed in a literary work
Symbolism
Theme
Setting
Structure
73
Authors include: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Walt Whitman.
Rationalists
Puritans
Transcendentalists
Dark Romantics
74
"Trust thyself, every heart vibrates to that iron string."
Allusion
Motif
Aphorism
Digression
75
"Of Plymouth Plantation" and "General History of VA" are both _______
primary sources
memoirs
tertiary sources
secondary sources
76
John Locke's philosophy was very influential to this group.
Transcendentalists
Rationalists
Puritans
Dark Romantics
77
FHU and TTH both feature ________________.
unnamed narrators
the color black
the narrator Edward
ravens
78
An account of a writer’s own life
Pamphlet
Biography
Mhyth
Autobiography
79
an image, symbol, idea seen numerous times within a single text or across several texts written by the same author
unity of effect
motif
tone
theme
80
They believed that people should live simplisticly with like minded friends and few belongings.
Puritans
Transcendentalists
Dark Romantics
Rationalists
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an object/person that has a literal significance (what it actually is) and a metaphorical significance
motif
metaphor
theme
symbol

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