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Anti-naturalists Flashcards

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Edwin Markham’s concern for the plight of exploited people’s became a what in his poetry?

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Common theme

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Edwin Markham proclaimed a steadfast romantic belief in man’s what?

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Potential to help himself

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The specific inspiration for to write “the man with the hoe” came when he saw what?

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A scribner’s magazine of a painting by a French pastoral landscapist Jean Francois millet

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What is the theme of the poem “ the man with the hoe”

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Oppressed mankind will someday seek redress for his wrongs

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The basis for optimism implied in “the man with the hoe” is what?

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Markham’s humanistic values

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In the first stanza Markham uses rhetorical questions to imply that the man with the hoe is what?

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  • is little better than an animal
  • has a face that reflects a brutal nature
  • has a mind that has been dulled by his burdensome toil
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In “the man with the hoe” line 7 means what?

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He is incapable of showing or feeling emotion

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In the second stanza of “the man with the ho” Markham underscores the contrast between what?

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What the man with the ho is and what God created him to be

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In “the man with the ho” the poetic device used is what?

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biblical allusion

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In line 30 of “the man with the hoe” the what word means he has been treated with contempt and irreverence?

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Profaned

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In line 32 of “the man with the ho” implies what?

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That the man with the ho protests against his present condition and will rise up against his future oppressors

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In the poem “the man with the ho” the warning given is what?

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Is that the oppressed laborer may “rise to judge” his oppressor

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Although the dominant tone of “the man with the ho” is melancholic, the one optimistic implication is the poem’s warning implies what?

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That a solution to the problem presented is at least possible

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What is William Sidney porter’s pen name?

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O’henry

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William porter’s writings are not just popular in America but also where?

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France, England, and Russia

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William porter’s trademark in writing is what?

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The surprise ending

17
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The title of “the gift of the magi” is a what?

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Allusion

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The story “the gift of the magi” is found in a collection of stories entitled what?

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The four million

19
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William porter focuses on what in his writings?

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Plot

20
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What is the theme of the story “the gift of the magi”?

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There is nothing wiser than a sacrificial token of love

21
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The outcome of the story “the gift of the magi” is an example of what kind of irony?

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Situational irony

22
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Define situational irony

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A contrast between supposition and reality

23
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How would a naturalist end “the gift of the magi”?

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A naturalist probably would have ended with the characters being bitter and pessimistic rather than appreciative and with wisdom

24
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How did fanny Crosby’s eyes become blind?

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By an infection that scarred the corneas on her eyes at 6 weeks of age

25
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The period following the civil war was a time of what?

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Religious revival and renewed interest in hymn-writing

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Fanny Crosby’s hymn were effective due to what?

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To their simplistic conversational language

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What are the characteristics of fanny Crosby’s poems?

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  • use of familiar phrases
  • allusions to scripture
  • appeals to the emotion
28
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What are the three types of basis for songs used in church?

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  • psalms set to music
  • hymns
  • gospel songs
29
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What does contrition mean?

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Sincere, deep sorrow for sin

30
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What is the theme for draw me nearer?

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One may be brought into closer fellowship with God through the cross of Christ

31
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Trusting only in the merit means what?

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That she is relying on christ’s righteousness for forgiveness of her sin

32
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Edwin Markham’s basic philosophies reflect what?

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Although man’s plight is at times tragic, it is not completely hopeless

33
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What are the writings of Stephen crane?

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  • Maggie: A girl of the streets

- The red badge of courage

34
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What are the writings of London?

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The call of the wild

35
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What are the writings of frank Norris?

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  • Mcteague

- The pit

36
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What are the writings of Edwin Markham?

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The man with the hoe

37
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What are the writings of William Sidney porter?

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  • Cabbages and kings

- The four million

38
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What are the writings of fanny Crosby?

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  • The blind girl and the poems

- To God be the glory

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