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Although

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albeit

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of a kind of disposition; gentle or mild

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benign

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expressed indirectly; hinted; suggested

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implied

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disbelief

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increduility

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not changing or capable of being changed

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invariably

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not diminishing in speed, intensity, or effort

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unrelenting

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make a mistake

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err

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evil fame or reputation

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infamy

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devout; religious

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pious

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worthy of reverence or respect

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venerable

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spitefully mischievous

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malicious

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surrounded by; in the middle of

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amid

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sin; wickedness

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iniquity

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14
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repay

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requite

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15
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lesson; reduce in amount or degree

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abate

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unavoidable

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inevitable

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17
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milestone; particular point in time

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epoch

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18
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not able to be touched

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impalpable

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19
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taking over

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unsurping

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20
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to entreat; plead; beg

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implore

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21
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the governor

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bellingham

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22
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author

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hawthorne

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23
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hester’s husband

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Chillingworth

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24
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brought hester bad news

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Bristol

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25
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illegitimate daughter of hester

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pearl

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26
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a women who works for the devil

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witch

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27
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she must wear a letter A

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hester

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28
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hester and pearl go there to intercept Dimmesdale

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forest

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29
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what emblem did hester have to wear?

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a red letter A

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30
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what did the letter stand for?

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adultery

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31
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describe pearl

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beautiful but unusual

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32
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what does rev. Dimmesdale’s congregation think of him?

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they think he is practically a saint

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when they met at the scaffolding at midnight what did pearl ask Mr. Dimmesdale?

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if he would stand hand in hand with her and hester on the scaffolding

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in chapter 13 what were people beginning to think of hester?

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they were beginning to recognize her as a person instead of as just a sinner

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35
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what had to occur before a distinctly American literature could exist?

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dependence on English literature had to be abandoned

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36
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once the colonists had established permanent settlements, the subject matter of literature predominantly concerned

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religion

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37
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in arguing for the worthiness of colonization, smith lists responsibilities to four powers from most to least important.

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God, king, country, ourselves

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38
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Bradford began writing of Plymouth plantation in 1630, perhaps because

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he was afraid that the Massachusetts bay colony would overshadow the Plymouth colony

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39
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Winthrop’s journal primarily focuses on

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God’s providential care for the colonist

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40
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according to Winthrop’s letter from boston one of the purposes of the letter to his wife is to

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warn her to be prepared for the dangers of sea travel

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41
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Mrs. Rowlandson’s narrative

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emphasizes the author’s reliance on God’s providence

42
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the first consciously American voices began to speak through literature after what major event?

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the revolutionary war or the war for independence

43
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Winthrop refers to what two relation ships to describe civil or federal liberty?

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wife submits to husband and church submits to Christ

44
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the puritan diary is considered the basis of what genre of literature?

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autobiography and biography

45
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in the diary by describing the damage to his house as an awful providence what does seawall mean

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the awe inspiring of God’s providential care

46
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What chiefly inspired franklin to write autobiography?

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the desire to provide a record of the circumstances of his life for his posterity

47
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according to his autobiography franklin accepted each of the following principles of religion except that

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Jesus Christ lived, died, and was resurrected

48
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According to exporting of felons what is the reason England gives for sending convicts to the colonies?

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to improve and sufficiently populate the colonies

49
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What event inspired Paine to write the first and most famous of the American crisis papers?

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the colonist defeat in the first major battle of the war

50
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Paine excelled at what?

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making concepts understanding to the common man

51
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According to Paine in the American crisis God will aid the colonists and not aid the king of England because

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the colonies and tried every means possible to avoid war

52
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what made bartram’s travels especially significant?

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its emphasis on scientific observation

53
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Philip Freneau has been called early America’s

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first truly national poet

54
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A comparison of Freneau poems to those of the puritains

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shows a fundamental shift in the view of God and man

55
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On being brought form Africa charges Christians to

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remember that God invites all people to come to him for salvation

56
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According to father Abraham in the way to wealth what is much worse than taxation by government?

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slothfulness, lazy, and greed

57
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in 1776 paine entered the political controversy between the colonist and England by writing what work?

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common sense

58
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in the American crisis to what dies paine specifically refer by the expression what we obtain too cheap we esteem too lightly?

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freedom

59
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travels combines a first person narrative of bartrams experiences with scientific descriptions of portions of what region?

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southern

60
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what is the literary genre of bartrams travels?

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travel literature

61
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what shift in literary emphasis is reflected in Freneau’s poetry?

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the shift was from God and man

62
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the new literary spirit of romanticism dominated American literature during what years?

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1820-1865

63
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the major romantic writers

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strove for universal themes and forms

64
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the romantics believed that the way to improve man was to

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remove negative influences from his environment

65
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according to the romantics, d

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is understandable through nature

66
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each of the following ideas in central to Unitarianism except

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the depravity of man

67
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Irving was the first American writer to emphasize what purpose for writing?

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entertainment

68
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during Irving’s time, Americans had an increased interest in literature because

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they had more opportunity for leisure pursuits that before

69
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as illustrated by chapter 7 of the deerslayer, a dominant theme in the novel is

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initiation

70
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after shooting the indian deerslayer talks to him about each of the following topics

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the afterlife, forgiveness, his name

71
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Bryant’s poetry is

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Classic in style but romantic in content

72
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What attitude toward death is specifically recommended in the conclusion of thanatopsis?

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Calmly accept death

73
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To a waterfowl emphasizes

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The importance of perseverance

74
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What writer and work were the first from America to be widely read and respected in both England and the United States?

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Washington Irving; sketchbook

75
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What was the American Renaissance?

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Five year burst of creativity when we separated from England

76
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What word refers to the romantic view of a perfect world based on either past innocence or future self realization?

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Utopia

77
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What literary form did Irving create by combining the narrative tale and the essay of character?

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Short story

78
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What two elements of rio van winkle and the legend of sleepy hollow made important contributions to their genre?

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Setting and characterization

79
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What is the name of coopers most famous series of novels?

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The letter stocking tales

80
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In the introductory poem from Divina commedia, what is longfellows burden?

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The death of his second wife

81
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What dialect is particularly significant in the courtin?

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New England

82
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Stanza one of old Ironsides focuses on that which many an eye has danced to see. What is this object that is central to homes emotional appeal in this stanza?

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The flag

83
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In old Ironsides what is described metaphorically as the meteor of the ocean air that will sweep the clouds no more?

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A cannonball

84
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What does first day thoughts express the view of?

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That God’s service is pleasant rather than something to be endured

85
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In the introductory poem from Divina commedia, what is longfellows burden?

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The death of his second wife

86
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What dialect is particularly significant in the courtin?

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New England

87
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Stanza one of old Ironsides focuses on that which many an eye has danced to see. What is this object that is central to homes emotional appeal in this stanza?

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The flag

88
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In old Ironsides what is described metaphorically as the meteor of the ocean air that will sweep the clouds no more?

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A cannonball

89
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What does first day thoughts express the view of?

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That God’s service is pleasant rather than something to be endured

90
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during the time of American romanticism that American literature did what?

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matured and the united states won literary independence from England

91
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Irving’s popularity was to a great extent caused by what?

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American thirst for cultural independence from Europe

92
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In mezzo cammin what was the tower that Longfellow wanted to build?

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poetry

93
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in mezzo cammin the past is compared to what?

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a city

94
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What ideas of Whittier are true?

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his poetry is detailed picture of rural life, he is the least typical of the new England schools, and he had no poetic training.

95
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what is the primary emotion of Ichabod?

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pity

96
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In a fable for critics what does Lowell use?

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couplets

97
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what is the tone for a fable for critics?

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satirical and genial

98
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what is the lesson chiefly about?

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pride

99
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What was the special significance of old ironsides for holmes?

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the poem launched his literary career

100
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Longfellow was the first American to receive what from England?

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have his bust placed in west minster abbey

101
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What is the meaning of the of the title mezzo cammin?

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half way up the road

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