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Emerson, Thoreau, and Poe
Emerson, Thoreau, and Poe
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Transcendentalism, Romantics, Emerson, Thoreau, Poe' Raven and Annabel Lee
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1
In Thoreau´s view, what would happen to people if they rejected conformity?
They would earn public respect.
They would live more fully.
They would recognize the value of cities.
They would feel emotionally isolated.
2
How does the first person point of view impact Annabel Lee?
The poem is less emotional and the character's thoughts are not understood.
It helps the reader know the thoughts and feelings of Annabel Lee.
It makes the reader feel angry at wind and angels.
The narrator is able to communicate his deep emotions and grief.
3
Who kills Annabel Lee?
Her lover
The Sea
The Angels
God
4
A key difference between the Transcendentalists and the Dark Romantics is that the Dark Romantics __________.
championed reason over intuition or imagination
believed in the innocence of all people
denied the spiritual side of nature
explored the darker sides of the human soul
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8. At Walden Pond, Thoreau sought primarily to __________.
live deeply and consciously
escape troublesome enemies
contemplate sin and redemption
perfect his farming techniques
6
Who is Annabel Lee to the Narrator?
Wife
Mistress
Girlfriend
Daughter
7
With which statement would Emerson and Thoreau most likely agree?
Society is the best place to gain an education.
Society provides people with important opportunities
Society prevents people from being free.
Society encourages people to be unique.
8
Thoreau mainly wrote about?
Traveling
Nature
Painting
Food
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Emerson mainly wrote about?
Family
Nature
City life
Trees
10
With which statement would Emerson most likely agree?
Society offers the best way to commune with the divine soul.
A fulfilled person is one who has followed his or her conscience.
Humans should pay attention to the guilt within themselves.
Objects of nature die, but civilization lasts forever
11
Annabel Lee is a poem about_______.
his mother
his cousins
his wife
his daughter
12
Which of the following best characterizes the central idea of Self-Reliance?
Inclination should be trusted completely.
Meekness is the virtue that fosters self-awareness.
Social customs serve a valuable purpose.
Cruelty may be necessary to achieve goals.
13
The speaker in "The Raven" is tormented by the thought that __________.
he will never understand the books he reads
he will never see Lenore again
he has wasted his life in study
the raven has been sent by his enemy
14
What is the connection between mood and setting in "The Raven"?
The bleak setting helps create the poem´s melancholic mood.
The bright and busy setting creates a strong contrast with the poem´s mood
The natural beauty of the poem´s setting creates its uplifting mood.
The setting has no relation to the mood of the poem.
15
What happens to Annabel Lee?
She falls off of a horse and is hurt.
She becomes sick and dies.
She runs to the sea to go swimming.
She leaves her lover.
16
Describe the relationship between the two characters in "Annabel Lee."
The speaker was married to Annabel Lee before she left him.
The speaker was in love with Annabel Lee, who was an angel.
The speaker disliked Annabel Lee for angering the angels.
The speaker and Annabel Lee were young and in love before she died.
17
The unifying symbol in
Walden
is the
woods.
cabin.
nature.
pond.
18
The final mood of the poem "The Raven" is one of __________.
compassion
anger
despair
hope
19
The poem Annabel Lee was written by
Edward Putt
Arthur Poe
Edmund Presley
Edgar Allan Poe
20
Why does Thoreau leave Walden Pond?
He didn't want to be stuck in habit & had more to accomplish
He felt he had accomplished his life goals and retired
He was lonely and wanted to be accepted back into society
He felt like his life on Walden Pond was becoming boring
21
Where was the raven pearched?
The floor
A tree
A nest
Above the narrator's chamber door
22
Why was Thoreau imprisoned?
Didn't pay tax
Unregistered horse wagon
Selling drugs to kids
Killed the governor
23
Which of the following was NOT an important aspect of American Romantism?
Intuition
Nature
Reason
Imagination
24
Thoreau builds the cabin in the woods because he wants to deal with ...
only the essentials of life.
whatever he can make by hand.
being away from the city on the weekends.
no one.
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What does the Raven say?
Leave now
Hello
Nevermore
Goodbye