Unit 3 American Renaissance Review

What is the difference between Transcendentalism & Dark Romanticism?

• Transcendentalism: urban, industrial settings; Dark Romanticism: elevated aspects of the human mind & spirit

• Transcendentalism: darker, wilder; Dark Romanticism: light, bright

• Transcendentalism: peace, truth, beauty; Dark Romanticism: troubling aspects of the human psyche

Which is an example of symbolism?

• the sky is black as black is blue

• an elephant never forgets

• yellow represents friendship

• grass is greener than dirt

Which are elements of Dark Romanticism?

• dark, wild

• light, bright

• troubling aspects of the human psyche

• urban, industrial settings

• natural settings, peace, truth, beauty

Elements of Transcendentalism are:

• elevated aspects of the human mind and spirit

• dark, wild

• universal truths found through emotion

• all aspects of the physical world are divine

• urban, industrial settings

What does "renaissance" mean?

• a series of unfortunate events

• an overload of emotion

• an investigation

• a flourishing of art and literature

How did Edgar Allan Poe die?

• drugs & alcohol

• murder

• brain tumor

• It's a mystery....like his stories!

Edgar Allan Poe was a master of....

• horror

• suspense

• mystery

• all of the above

Poe invented....

• short stories

• detective fiction

• poetry

• the smart watch

What is an unreliable narrator?

• an untrustworthy storyteller

• a reader who tells the story

• when there is no narrator

• a trustworthy storyteller

Who was jealous of Annabel Lee & the speaker?

• the ghosts

• the angels

• the townspeople

• American Lit students