American Romanticism - Introduction to Aphorisms

Question 1

aphorism

Answer 1

• a brief statement – often only on to two sentences – that expresses a truth or principle about life
• sound a lot like advice; they are words you can live by. to test whether or not a saying is an aphorism, you should be able to summarize some sort of ‘life lesson’ form the expression

Question 2

which of the following is not an aphorism

Answer 2

“they will constitute one of the most striking pages in the history of our times” - whittier

Question 3

which sentence best expresses the meaning of the following aphorism?
The best of a book is not the thought which it contains, but the thought which it suggests - Whittier

Answer 3

the best things about a book is not the ideas it expresses, but the ideas it makes us think of

Question 4

which sentence best expresses the meaning of the following aphorism?
For all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these, “It might have been” - Whittier

Answer 4

the saddest thing that can be told or written will be our regret for things that could have been

Question 5

which sentence best expresses the meaning of the following aphorism?
A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions - Holmes

Answer 5

once your mind has a new experience, you can’t think about things the way you used to

Question 6

which sentence best expresses the meaning of the following aphorism?
Fools rush in where Angels fear to tread - Alexander Pope

Answer 6

when angels know to stay clear, fools come rushing in