Fireside Poets Flashcards

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1
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Which Fireside Poet wrote “The First Snowfall”

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James Russell Lowell

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2
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Who wrote a journal called “The Pioneer”

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James Russel Lowell

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3
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3 out of 4 of his children died during his lifetime

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James Russell Lowell

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4
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Who’s writings influenced Mark Twain

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James Russell Lowell

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5
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Who wrote “A Psalm of Life”

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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6
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Who published his first poem at 13

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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7
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Who was classmates with Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Who wrote “The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls”

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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9
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Who could speak 18 languages and read 11

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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10
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Who first entered school when 3

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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11
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Who wrote “Paul Revere’s Ride”

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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12
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Who wrote “Cross of Snow”

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Who’s wives died in both a miscarriage and a fire

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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14
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What was Longfellow’s signature beard grown for

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To cover the scars from a fire

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15
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Who wrote “Old Ironsides”

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Oliver Wendell Holmes

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16
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Who invented the word “anesthesia”

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Oliver Wendell Holmes

17
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Who helped preserve the USS Constitution during the War of 1812

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Oliver Wendell Holmes

18
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Who wrote “The Chambered Nautilus”

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Oliver Wendell Holmes

19
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Who wrote “Thanatopsis”

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William Cullen Bryant

20
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Who began writing poems at age 9

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William Cullen Bryant

21
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Who was the first American poet to win worldwide critical acclaim

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William Cullen Bryant