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American Romanticism Flashcards

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Devil and Tom Walker is a folktale telling us not to be …..

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materialistic

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whats the view of the Thanatopsis poem -

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view of death

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why does Native americans have anything to do with Romanticism -

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bc they are all about romanticism’s characteristics

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hes the father of detective fiction (poe poe) -

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edgar allen poe

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what characteristic does not make sense w/ gothic literature -

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a completely immoral ending

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hes the first writer to compare America the melting pot =

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jean de crevecouer

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an author who mixed super natural w/ realistic detail -

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washington irving

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he is also the father of american short stories & he gave us the 1st folktale -

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washington irving

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he went under the pen name “Diedrich Knickerbockers”

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washington irving

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his idealistic descriptions confirmed many peoples vision of America as a land of great opportunity -

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jean de crevecoeur

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jean de crevecoeur was around during what time -

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1735-1813

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washington irving was around during what time -

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1783-1859

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william cullen bryant was around during what time -

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1794-1878

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Hes the father of American poetry; one of the most distinguised poets in the U.S

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william cullen bryant

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William cullen bryant wrote …… when he was 17

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thanatopsis

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He wrote “Letters from an American Farmer” -

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jean de crevecoeur

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he wrote “The Devil and Tom Walker, The Legend of sleepy Hollow”-

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Washington Irving

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He wrote “The Raven, The Black Cat” -

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Edgar allen Poe

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these stories, “Salmon Boy, Racing the Greaat Bear” are from …

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native americans

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when was Edgar Allan Poe around -

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1809-1849

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he was one of the world’s most popular writers

-known as a master of horror and suspense tales

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edgar allen poe

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he mastered american gothuc literature -

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edgar allen poe

23
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he perfected the short story form -

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edgar allen poe

24
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he also invented the detective story -

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edgar allen poe

25
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the rhyming or two or more lies of poetry -
(I hate to see the bumblee
come chasing after me)

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end rhyming

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its rhyming within a line of poety

a cat sat on a mat

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internal rhyming

27
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the repitin of consonant sounds within a line of poetry

bumblee buzzed by me

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alliteration

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ex. (the waves crashed with thunderous noise ) -

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consonance

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ex. (roses in the snow cast a shadow) -

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assonance

30
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stories that were passed down from one generation to the next as they were told and retold in the privacy of households and in tribal ceremonies -

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oral literature

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an anonymous traditional story that relies on the supernatural to explain a natural phenomenon, an aspect of human behavior, or a mystery of the universe -

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myths

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they tell how the world and human beings came to exist -

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creation/origin myths

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a symbol, a story pattern, or a character type that is found in the literature of many cultures -

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archetypes

34
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its an archetype found in native american mythology

-frequently an animal speaks and displays other human traits and has two sides to its personaility-

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tricksters

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native americans believe …….. everything is …..

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sacred

36
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native americans believe …… a lesson can be found in all things and ….

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experiences

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native americans believe …… everything has a ….

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purpose

38
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native americans believe … ….. hold the answers, keep the culture alive -

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elders

39
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4 parts to the circle of courage -

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generosity
independence
mastery belonging

40
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imagination had to be restrained by …… and ……

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reason

common sense

41
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literatures function was to illustrate the common values of …… and the rational laws of ……..

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humanity

human existencce

42
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…… upheld tradition, and resisted change

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puritanism

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w/ romanticism, a new image of the universe was ..

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concieved

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romanticism said the world is ….

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dynamic

45
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romantics view the world being ………, with nature and humans sharing …… equal power -

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circular

equal

46
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a literary and artistic movement of the 19th century that placed importance on imagination, emotion, nature, indiviuality, and the exotic experiences of life -

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romanticism

47
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beliefs of romantic writers:

focus on …

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emotion

48
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beliefs of romantic writers:

profound love on ….

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nature

49
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beliefs of romantic writers:
emphasis on the ………..
& on the ……..

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individual

intuition, imagination

50
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beliefs of romantic writers:

emphasis on the …… and possibility of human personality, capable of always acheiving and feeling more

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changeability

51
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beliefs of romantic writers:

focus on ….. & ……

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idealism

nationalism

52
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five I’s of romanticism -

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imagination
intuituion
idealism
inspiration of nature
individualism

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