Fathers Of... Flashcards by Erik Hillman | Brainscape

Q

Father of the detective story

A

Poe

murders
mystery
haunting

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Q

The father of American Poetry

A

Bryant

romantic poet
” to a waterfowl”

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Q

Father of free verse

A

Whiteman

transcendentalist and realist
no meter pattern or rhymes

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