American Literature Unit #7 Flashcards
Fireside Poets
Kinds of poems that people enjoy sharing with their family and friends
Schoolroom Poets
Works were read and memorized by children in school
Poem where Longfellow says that we will see others that have died before us.
Auf Wiedersehen
Who did Hiawatha want to marry?
Minnehaha
Who was Hiawatha’s grandmother?
Nokomis
Who did John Alden propose to?
Priscilla Mullins
On behalf of who did John Alden propose to Priscilla?
Miles Standish
What is the theme of “Dear Lord and Father of Mankind”?
The simple yet complete trust in God
Where is this quote from? “Is the pearl of price, may it prove as such to thee!”
The Value of the Bible
Where is this quote from? “Free from pride, and free from self”?
Fourth of July Ode
Which poem challenges a person not to dwell on past accomplishments but on present duties?
The Present Crisis
Who wrote “The Sifting of Peter” and “Auh Wiedersehen”?
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Who wrote “A Psalm of Life” and “The Village Blacksmith”?
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Who wrote “Rain in Summer”, “The Arrow and the Song”, “The Ship of State”, and “The Builders”?
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Who wrote “Hiawatha’s Wooing”, “The Lover’s Errand”, and “Paul Revere’s Ride”?
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Read about Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882).
Read about John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892)
Read about Oliver Wendall Holmes (1809-1894)
