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WorksheetsAmerican Romanticism & Transcendentalism Study Guide
Total questions: 58
Worksheet time: 45mins
Which group of historical figures does Emerson reference when he says "to be great is to be misunderstood."
Socrates, Jesus, Galileo, Pythagoras, Copernicus, and Newton
Plato, George Washington, Jesus, Thoreau, Newton, and Benjamin Franklin
Aristotle, King George, Jesus, Melville, Tesla, and Marie Curie
IDK
Which one of the following statements best states one of Emerson's philosophies?
Turnabout is fair play.
Keep your head in the clouds.
Misery loves company.
Be true to yourself.
Based on the text, would Emerson agree or disagree with the following statement?
Following your heart can be difficult but doing so is essential to living a full life.
Agree
Disagree
According to Emerson are routines and schedules a good thing?
Yes
No
Would Emerson agree or disagree with the following statement.
We should fight against the place and talents we have been given.
Agree
Disagree
Which of the following is a theme of "Self-Reliance"?
The majority should be trusted
Society is evil and should be destroyed.
Every man should live according to his own nature and follow what he believes in right.
Conforming to society is for the uneducated and weak.
Greatness is demonstrated by a person when he/she
is praised by many people
knows what they believe in and stands up for his/her beliefs
memorizes and recites copies wisdom of famous leaders
mimics qualities of great leaders like Moses, Plato & Milton
What is Emerson’s overall perspective on society?
Society helps people achieve their potential.
We must accept society’s rules.
Society is all that stands between us and the forces of chaos.
Society conspires to deny people their individual freedoms.
According to Emerson, What must everyone realize at some point in life?
that our education will help us realize that the universe is good
that the power of nature is not anything new at all
that being ignorant of others will lead to a great deal of envy
that we can never know our true potential until we test ourselves
When Henry David Thoreau stands in nature, he...
feels like he doesn't matter
realizes it's a part of him
gets lost in it
feels intimidated
According to Thoreau we should...
make sure that we always fully support our government
make sure we do not indirectly support unjust governments
remain peaceful as we tolerate unjust governments
always remain loyal and fight for our governments
Which of the following statements would Thoreau agree with?
if someone deceives you, you have a right to take the law into your own hands
the treasury makes the law, but we are not compelled to follow it
how we perceive things decides whether we are revolutionary
it is not enough to take a view against the government, you must take action
Why did Thoreau choose to live in the woods?
to challenge himself to do so
to live meaningfully
to avoid other people
to get closer to nature
In Walden, Thoreau is advocating for...
simple, structured living
more social freedom
less individuality
attention to detail
Thoreau believes that...
humans should devote their lives to putting out fires and helping each other
humans spend too much time sleeping
humans should be much more productive in their waking hours
humans spend too much time preoccupied by other people's problems
What was Thoreau's opinion of the news?
it is important to be knowledgeable about the world and current events
it is mostly noise and gossip, which is an unnecessary distraction in one's life
it should be read only once a week instead of every day
it is too boring to catch most people's attention and should therefore be more exciting
Emily Dickinson was famous for the seven poems she wrote.
True
False
Emily Dickinson married and had three children.
True
False
In "Because I could not stop for death," _____ represent stages of life.
the carriage, the children at school, and the ground
the children at school, the fields of grain, and the setting sun
the Gossamer, gown, and Tulle
the house, the roof, and the ground
Who drives the carriage in "Because I could not stop for death"?
Prince Charming
the white knight
her father
Death
In "Because I could not stop for death," death is personified as _____.
a polite gentleman
a rough and harried carriage driver
a weary gravedigger
a well-informed tour guide
Which famous Transcendentalist called Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass "the most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom that America has yet contributed"?
Henry David Thoreau
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Edgar Allan Poe
John Greenleaf Whittier
Define 'free verse'
Poetry with no regular patterns of rhyme or meter
Poetry with regular patterns of rhyme or meter
Poetry written with a precise meter that does not rhyme.
Poetry with three-line stanzas with a 5/7/5 syllable count
Poetry that normally tells a story about a hero or an adventure
Describe the tone of “I Hear America Singing.”
Despondent
Celebratory
Perplexed
Nervous
Which US President is "O Captain! My Captain!" based on?
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
John Adams
One extended metaphor in "Oh Captain, My Captain" is the comparison of
In "Oh Captain, My Captain", what does the ship in the poem symbolize?
I helped slaves escape through the Underground Railroad and wrote frequently for anti-slavery newspapers, earning a reputation as the mother of African American journalism.
Ida B. Wells
Ella Baker
Frances Watkins Harper
1. Which of the following best summarizes the action of "Learning to Read"?
A. A woman reflects on her childhood when she was denied the right to an education. She describes the great risks that she and other slaves took in order to learn.
B. A speaker, who was once a slave, describes how she managed to escape so that she could attend school in the North.
C. The narrator, a slave holder, describes her childhood growing up on a plantation in the South.
D.The speaker, a former slave, describes the extreme brutality she experienced under the hand of Mr. Turner, the slave master. The speaker, a former slave, describes the extreme brutality she experienced under the hand of Mr. Turner, the slave master.
8. PART A: Which of the following best describes the poem's, "Learning to Read", rhyme scheme?
A. The poem is written in free verse. It does not follow a pattern.
B. The poem follows a pattern in the first half, then breaks the pattern in the second half.
C. The poem has an ABCB rhyme scheme. This pattern exists through the whole poem.
D. The poem has an ABAC ACBA rhyme scheme. The poem has an ABAC ACBA rhyme scheme.
9. PART B: Which of the following best describes the effect of the rhythm and rhyme on "Learning to Read's" overall meaning?
A. The rhythm and rhyme give the poem a sing-songy tone, which matches the poem’s not-so-serious message.
B. The rhythm and rhyme scheme contribute to the poem’s serious, scary tone, which emphasizes the fear that the slaves felt when they were trying to hide books from their slave masters.
C. The rhythm and rhyme scheme is upbeat and contributes to the poem’s positive message about self-empowerment, ingenuity, and independence.
D. Both B and C Both B and C
In "Learning to Read", what is meant by the phrase "by hook or crook"?
The slaves used a hook to figure out words.
The slaves were determined to learn by any way necessary.
The slaves would steal the books from the Yankees.
The slaves were considered to be crooks.
In "Learning to Read", which of the following best describes the speaker’s feeling about eventually learning how to read?
The speaker feels scared that the slave masters will find out and hurt her.
The speaker feels powerful because she can access knowledge on her own.
The speaker feels resentful toward the Yankees that set up schools.
The speaker does not know how education will impact her future.
[p1] Romanticism emphasized using _____ as sources of knowing.
Feelings & emotions
Reason & rational logic
Mathematics & the scientific method
Who is the poet of "A Dream within a Dream"?
Maram Hamadeh
Edgar Allan Poe
Langston Hughes
Frances W. Harper
3." Yet if hope has flown away" this an example of:
Metaphor
Simile.
repetition
In "A Dream Within a Dream", "Grains of the golden sand", the grains of sand symbolize:
Life and time which pass quickly.
the beach and the shore.
His beloved one.
a tree
Read the following lines from "A Dream within a Dream":
" And I hold within my hand Grains of the golden sand- How few! yet how they creep Through my fingers to the deep, While I weep- While I weep! O God! Can I not grasp them with a tighter clasp? O God! Can I not save One from the pitiless wave?"
What can the reader suggest from these lines?
He is admiring the beauty of the sand falling from his hand
He realizes he is unable to save everything from disappearing.
He realizes he is going crazy
He's pushing an agenda
What time period is approximately the time of the American Romantic Era?
1800 - 1860
1700 - 1750
1850 - 1900
1640 - 1690
Where did American Romantics believe that you could find God?
Nature
Church
Inside yourself
In books
How do the events in the U.S. between 1800 and 1860? influence the lives of Americans?
They moved to Hawaii.
They bought lots of land to cultivate.
Many give up their homes and move west in search of land, gold or silver.
People wanted to look for new jobs.
Romantics value education over intuition.
True
False
All of the following are traits of the American Romantic Hero EXCEPT
Youthful
Innocent
Obedient
Reflective
Romanticism is...
desolate, full of remote settings, and violent.
an attitude toward nature, humanity and society emphasizing freedom, imagination, and individuality.
a philosophy that says truth is reached through intuition over reason.
events and social conditions presented as they really are, with no idealization.
Both Whitman and Dickinson poems are examples of poetry that
stresses the pangs of love that are not returned
praises the work of ordinary people
abandons conventional rhyme and meter
captures the cadence of public speakers
Ralph Waldo Emerson's purpose in "Nature" is to:
express his disappointment in the society of his time
explain and analyze how nature works
describe a profound way of seeing nature
argue that everyone should leave the cities and live in nature
As literary models, American Romantic poets used:
poetic traditions established by European and British Romantics
experimental forms created by younger poets
the rhymes of folk songs
ideas drawn from the novels of American Romantics
Which of the following is a metaphor?
Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in.
I left the woods for as good a reason as I went there.
Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed and in such desperate enterprises?
I wanted to live deliberately.
When Henry David Thoreau uses the metaphor, "I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life," he means that he:
wants to get the most from life that he possibly can
never wants to go hungry
wants to dive into the ocean and explore caves
wants to live deliberately and get ahead of his neighbors
What poetic device does Emily Dickinson use in the following lines:
Because I could not stop for Death--
He kindly stopped for me--
internal rhyme
paradox
simile
civility
Walt Whitman is known as:
The father of American Romantic Poetry
the father of British Romantic Poetry
the father of Transcendental Poetry
the father of Emily Dickinson
Edgar Allan Poe is
a Dark Romantic author and poet
a Transcendentalist
a crazy person
a teenager
