Thanatopsis and Psalm of Life

Which idea is NOT found in “Thanatopsis”?

• People’s bodies will mix with the elements in the ground after they are buried.

• Those who currently walk the Earth are a small number compared to those buried in the Earth.

• Death should be feared because of the unknown.

• Life goes on for the living after the death of friends and family.

Which of the following is a metaphor in “Thanatopsis”?

• narrow house

• pleasant dreams

• insensible rock

• complaining brooks

What is a sepulcher?

• a rare flower

• a tomb

• a tall tree

• a mountain river

Which of the following does NOT contain personification?

• “Nature holds/Communion with her visible forms”

• “The all-beholding sun shall see no more”

• “Earth, that nourished thee, shall claim/Thy growth”

• “nor could thou wish/Couch more magnificent.”

Which idea below can be found in “Thanatopsis”?

• Don’t ever think about death because it makes people sad.

• Nature comforts people in good times and bad.

• Life should be lived cautiously.

• Most people don’t like the thought of their bodies being buried in the ground.

“Thanatopsis” has several shifts in tone. Which of the following is NOT a tone found in any part of the poem?

• comforting

• sincere

• disrespectful

• depressing

Which of the following is not a characteristic of Romanticism found in “Thanatopsis”?

• Emphasis on the supernatural

• Reverence for nature

• Celebration of the individual

• Emotional depth and intuition

According to “Thanatopsis,” how should a person “approach thy grave”?

• scared out of his mind

• like a person sent to a dark dungeon

• like a person who sleeps comfortably

• happy and excited

According to “A Psalm of Life,” how should we act daily?

• setting goals for wealth and fame

• determined to accomplish more tomorrow than today

• avoiding sadness and death as long as possible

• living life to benefit oneself

Instead of “dumb, driven cattle,” what should a person strive to be?

• a hero

• a rich man

• a fighter

• a responsible citizen