What is Dark Romanticism

Literary movement that consist of gothic literature

What is the overall Dark Romanticism in this poem?

His depression over Lenore and is hiding it by reading books

Erdrich's "The Windigo" is unique because it

shows how perspective impacts the meaning of stories

who is Anne Bradstreet

was the first female author during this period

What religious lesson might Hawthorne be teaching through "The Minister's Black Veil"?

Sin separates us from God and others

Interpret:...your kids aren't really yours, they're just these people that you try to keep an eye on..."

Families are made from independent human beings

What poems did Anne Bradstreet write?

"To My Dear and Loving Husband" and "Upon the Burning..."

What does Thoreau mean by "its very Constitution is the evil"?

laws can restrict citizens ability to participate and challenge politics

How does "Civil Disobedience" reflect Transcendentalism?

It stresses the individual's ability to judge the action of the government

Which of the following is a theme in The Scarlet Letter?

sin and forgiveness, dark v. light

Emerson believes readers should

change present and future behaviors based on knowledge of the past

Paraphrase "My words and actions, that their shine may fill/ My ways with glory and Thee glorify"

Help me to glorify you with my words and actions

Which three men formed the genre of 'Dark Romanticism'?

Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Herman Melville

studbud

Honors Midterm Review

100 termsStudBud Administration79 plays

Imported from external platform

Flashcards100 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 100

Answers

1
"...yet it is nothing but his hand that holds you from falling into the fire every moment" expresses
joy
empathy
mercy
pettiness
2
"If a man does not keep pace with companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer" shows belief in
having close friends
doing what others do
appreciating music
living as an individual
3
What is Dark Romanticism
a type of literary genre
Literary movement that emphasizes art & inspiration
Consist of love and happiness
Literary movement that consist of gothic literature
4
In Lahiri's "When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine," what issue do Lilia's parents disagree about?
Her ability to understand the news and the ongoing war
Whether or not Mr. Pirzada is a good influence
Lilia's safety while trick or treating
The breadth of her education
5
Bradstreet's "The Author to Her Book" uses the conceit of a child to convey her attachment and anxiety about her work.
False
True
6
What is the overall Dark Romanticism in this poem?
Narrator and his wife
The narrator and the bird
His depression over Lenore and is hiding it by reading books
The narrator and his mistres
7
A figure of speech in which the speaker directly and often emotionally addresses a person who is dead or not present
Personification
Conceit
Deliverance
Apostrophe
8
Erdrich's "The Windigo" is unique because it
is written for solely Native American readers by a Native American
shows how perspective impacts the meaning of stories
shows that 'monsters' just want love
9
Pearl becomes capable of joy and sorrow after kissing her dying father.
False
True
10
In "Verses Upon the Burning of Our House," Anne Bradstreet ultimately becomes disillusioned with God and religion.
True
False
11
who is Anne Bradstreet
first mother 2 twins
all of the above
was the first female author during this period
was a wife to john smith
12
What did Thomas Paine write?
Common Sense
The Declaration of Independence
The Treaty of Paris
How FireStar died
13
An elaborate and often surprising comparison between two apparently highly dissimilar things
Conceit
Rhetorical Question
Simile
Metaphor
14
Root out and completely destroy
Antipathy
Denotation
Extirpate
Ingenuity
15
What religious lesson might Hawthorne be teaching through "The Minister's Black Veil"?
Our faces show everyone who we are
Sin separates us from God and others
Wearing black reminds us that we all die
People can often see through a veil
16
A state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation
Lackadaisical
Rudimentary
Laconic
Quandary
17
Interpret:...your kids aren't really yours, they're just these people that you try to keep an eye on..."
No family is alike
Kids are explendable
You choose your friends, not your family
Families are made from independent human beings
18
Clear or obvious to the eye or mind; display or show (a quality or feeling) by one's acts or appearance; demonstrate
Magnanimous
Minimal
Manifold
Manifest
19
"...have given the little brook another woe to carry onward, besides the unintelligible tale it kept murmuring about"
uses motif
uses personification
uses hyperbole
uses simile
20
What poems did Anne Bradstreet write?
"Coyote and Death" and "To My Children"
"Four Worlds" & "Of Plymouth Plantation"
"To My Dear and Loving Husband" and "Upon the Burning..."
Captivity narrative & "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
21
What does Thoreau mean by "its very Constitution is the evil"?
laws can restrict citizens ability to participate and challenge politics
Only young people understand politics
The US government is evil
The Constitution causes America's immorality
22
The question before the House is one of awful moment to this country. . . a question of freedom or slavery.
Aphostrophe
Aphorism
Allusion
23
Third person objective narration uses s/he or they and reveals all characters' thoughts and motives
True
False
24
but if a thief breaks into my house, burns and destroys my property...am I to suffer it?
Rhetorical Question
Hyperbole
Allusion
25
The way words are arranged in a sentence
Diction
Semantics
Syntax
Drudgery
26
Deferential respect
Obeisance
Leisure
Transcend
Demure
27
How does "Civil Disobedience" reflect Transcendentalism?
It discusses how one should not be consistent in one's daily practices
It proposes looking at nature as a way to govern harmoniously
It implies that democratic governments are attunded to people's needs
It stresses the individual's ability to judge the action of the government
28
Dark Romanticism explores the effects of
Gluttony and Sloth
Lust and Pride
Greed and Envy
Guilt and Sin
29
The Meaning of the Scarlet Letter changes throughout the novel.
False
True
30
(Of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words
Laconic
Connotation
Juxtapose
Ignominy
31
A rhetorical device involving the repetition of a word or group of words in successive clauses
Anaphora
Personification
Myth
Syntax
32
Hester's letter A eventually means
Admirable
Alone
Able
Angel
33
Traditional tale of deep cultural significance
Myth
Malarkey
Metaphor
Manifesto
34
Anne Bradstreet was a...
Puritan
woman
Pilgrim
poet
35
Which of the following is a theme in The Scarlet Letter?
sin and forgiveness
don't cheat on your husband
dark v. light
don't marry sixteen year olds
36
The literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas the word suggests
Efface
Obeisance
Denotation
Sagacious
37
Whom does the poet address in "Huswifery"?
a spinning wheel
a housewife
her husband
the Lord
38
When a war breaks out between England and any foreign power, the trade of America goes to ruin because of her connection
uses pathos
uses logos
uses ethos
39
We must fight! I repeat, sir, we must fight!
Repetition
Parallelism
Allusion
40
The poet in "The Raven" may be
angry and disgusted
hopeful and in love
insane or depressed
curious and concerned
41
The Scarlet Letter represents:
All of These
Adultery
Guilt
Shame
42
A person's facial features or expression, especially when regarded as indicative of character or ethnic origin
Callous
Manifold
Effront
Physiognomy
43
We have petitioned; we have remonstrated; we have supplicated; we have prostrated ouselves before the throne...
Apostrophe
Allusion
Parallelism
44
Emerson believes readers should
memorize and repeat it
learn about historical figures
change present and future behaviors based on knowledge of the past
question history's contribution to society
45
The quality of being clever, original, and inventive
Physiogonomy
Ingenuity
Ignominy
Deviate
46
Paraphrase "My words and actions, that their shine may fill/ My ways with glory and Thee glorify"
Make my every deed match my thoughts and feelings
Help me to glorify you with my words and actions
Let my beautiful clothing shine on everyone who sees it
I am concerned I will disappoint your expectations
47
I know of no way of judging the future but by the past.
Ethos
Logos
Pathos
48
Inspire or permeate with a feeling or quality
Sagacious
Imbue
Laconic
Quandary
49
Clear (someone) of blame or suspicion
Harlequin
Isolation
Vindicate
Random
50
Describe or portray (something) precisely
Imbue
Delineate
Ignominy
Vindicate
51
Which three men formed the genre of 'Dark Romanticism'?
Washington Irving, Edgar Allen Poe, and Bram Stoker
Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Herman Melville
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Herman Melville, and Arthur Rimbaud
Ludwig Tieck, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Edgar Allen Poe
52
I offer nothing more than simple facts, plain arguments, and common sense; I have no other preliminaries to settle with
Paine's piece will address ways to support America's new government
His work intends to clarify American-British relations
Paine, supposedly, has no purpose beyond showing arguments in layman's term
Shows Paine's purpose is to convince his readers to agree with him
53
"your miscellaneous popular charities; the education at college of fools; the building of meeting houses..." shows
Emerson's view on charity is cautious
Emerson's view on charity is encouraging
Emerson's view on charity is disapproving
Emerson's view on charity is accepting
54
what is romanticism?
movement in the arts, literature and emphasizing inspiration
the movement to show love and feelings
the movement for understatement
the movement to show classicism
55
A deep-seated feeling of dislike; aversion
Antipathy
Extirpate
Quandry
Synthesize
56
Both, the Romantics and the Dark Romantics:
shared an interest in the spiritual world.
valued the scientific advances of the Industrial Revolution.
shared a belief and valued imagination over rationalism.
shared the opinion that mankind is destined to greatness.
57
Images, figures, character types, setting, and story patterns that are universally shared by people across cultures
Privilege
Providence
Archetype
Custom
58
Many and various
Delineate
Denotation
Manifold
Treacherous
59
Hester calls her baby Pearl because the child
is purchased at a great price
is a very wise child
has the calm, white luster of a pearl
is named after Hester's own mother
60
The Scarlet Letter can be best associated with which other symbol?
Rose Bush
Nature
The Prison
Scaffolding
61
God's intervention in the world
Providence
Conceit
The Legislative Branch
Archetype
62
What was Romanticism a reaction of?
Realism
Lack of imagination and feelings in the Enlightenment
Reason, cold research, moderation and order
The Enlightenment
63
A system of beliefs and values by which people organize their experience of the world
Mythos
Tone
Culture
Legend
64
No one thinks more highly than I do of the patriotism, as well as the abilities, of the worthy gentlemen
Ethos
Logos
Pathos
65
Realism had nothing to do with dark romanticism.
True
False
66
Transcendentalism
the idea of God having no organized religion
a belief that God is superior to all else
theory of living a simple life, truth in nature, personal
the idea that nature is inferior to mankind
67
Anne Bradstreet most often wrote about
Her love for God
Her love for her husband
All of these
Her love for her family
68
Thomas Paine was an English-American writer and political pamphleteer
False
True
69
In her forest meeting with Dimmesdale, Hester symbolizes her intention to start a new life by
Throwing away her scarlet letter
declaring her past is behind her
dressing Pearl like gypsy princess
Kissing him
70
Why could taking the Scarlet Letter off of Hester not get rid of the "pain"?
She was afraid to take it off
It was stuck on her
She enjoyed wearing it
It was "embedded" on her heart
71
A story that lies somewhere between a myth and historical fact and which is about a particular figure or person
Narrative
Legend
Limerick
Creation story
72
Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late
Simile
Aphorism
Imagery
73
Bubbles in a liquid; vivacity
Manifold
Effervescence
Extirpate
Juxtapose
74
Erase (a mark) from a surface
Efface
Physiognomy
Laconic
Manifest
75
An author's word choice
Dominance
Didactic
Dialogue
Diction
76
"I cannot for an instant recognize that political organization as my government which is also the slave's" alludes to
His plan for responsibly participating in America's political process
solely his critique of the government
his individual protests against Fugitive Slave Act & Mexican-American War
his retort to Ralph Waldo Emerson
77
Patrick Henry was known for...
shouting Huzzah!
his "...give me liberty or give me death" speech
his "...give me liberty or give me skittles" speech
his midnight ride
78
Explain the pamphlet "common sense" written by Thomas Paine
A treaty for peace between America and britian
Encouraged Americans to break away from Britain and why
A fantasy book written for children
Encouraged British to break away from America
79
Who is the protagonist in The Scarlet Letter?
Roger Chillingworth
Hester Prynne
Pearl
Anne Bradstreet
80
The Scarlet Letter
Washington Irving
Herman Melville
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Henry David Thoreau
81
A figure of speech that bestows human characteristics upon anything nonhuman
Paleontology
Panic
Pathos
Personification
82
Having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment; shrewd
Circumvent
Sagacious
Draconian
Titular
83
Public shame or disgrace
Edifice
Vindicate
Ignominy
Efface
84
In The Bean Trees, when Kingsolver writes of all the hidden life in the desert, she conveys what emotion?
Hope
Confusion
Anger
Relief
85
Combine (a number of things) into a coherent whole
Syndicate
Rancorous
Ceremonial
Synthesize
86
Which of these was NOT an important element of Dark Romanticism?
Creepy Symbols
Psychological Effects of Guilt and Sin
Overly Simplistic Plots
Horrific Themes
87
As a preacher Edwards uses his sermon to
raise money for his church
Rouse his congregation to revolt against England
persuade his congregation to have faith in God
Frighten his congregation into seizing the opportunity of salvation
88
Who was the Father of American Transcendentalism?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Henry David Thoreau
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Edgar Allan Poe
89
What view did dark romanticism project on the world?
The world is safe and harmless.
The world is dope and epic.
The world is dark and corrupt.
The world is beautiful and peaceful.
90
We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to that song of siren till she transforms us into beasts
Conceit
Hyperbole
Repetition
91
Which of the following shows Puritan Plain Style
The Lord's ordinances in "Huswifery"
The spinning wheel in "Huswifery"
gold mines in "To My Dear and Loving Husband"
92
Which is a key idea from Self-Reliance?
It is wise to follow conformity
Nature should guide you to peace and fulfillment
Social customs are necessary for peace
The individual mind is the only guide
93
At the end of Joy Luck Club, June
feels more confident and understands her mother better
speaks Chinese to her father
understands her mother through her sisters
feels disconnected from her mother and culture
94
Depart from an established course
Antipathy
Ingenuity
Edifice
Deviate
95
True or False: Patrick Henry answered his own rhetorical questions.
False
True
96
The Scarlet letter (Novel)
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter
"The Scarlet Letter"
The scarlet letter
97
Thoreau is in jail because
d. Both A & C
a. He refused to pay taxes to support the Mexican American war
c. He is critical of the government and wants to see immediate change
b. His use of huckleberrying as a teacher
98
A building, especially a large, imposing one; a complex system of beliefs
Manifest
Delineate
Effervescence
Edifice
99
When did Dark Romanticism become a movement?
Nineteenth Century
Late Eighteenth Century
Twentieth Century
Mid Nineteenth Century
100
Place or deal with close together for contrasting effect
Manifold
Quandary
Synthesize
Juxtapose

Honors Midterm Review Flashcards | StudBud