James Russell Lowell 1819-1891 Flashcards
Lowell’s selections show a ……, ……., and ……… elevation of 3 contemporary poets.
Genial, humorous, and satiric
Corrective ridicule in literature… refer to what term?
Satire
Mark by sympathy
Genial
Lowell was NOT the first American poet to be able to make a living primarily from his poetry.
True (he was NOT)
Lowell was a well known …… and was not upset when people …… him
Critic and critique
(He not bitterly)–>bitterly means angry.
He was an ……. poetic spokesman for various reforms in the 19th century.
Avid
A fable of critics
-the tone is …….. and ………
Satirical & genial
A fable of critics
-Lowell uses …… in this poem
Couplets
A fable of critics
-He admits that his own poetry is hindered by an overemphasis on …………..
Advocating his own beliefs
A fable of critics
-Line 39 “ You mustn’t fling mud-balls at Longfellow so” this Lowell’s answer to …………..
Poe’s Criticism of Longfellow
The Courting
-The speaker in the poem editorializes about the ….………
coyness of women.
The Courting
-This poem is on of the few ………… poems he wrote.
Non-satiric
The Courting
-The ……………. is particularly significant in this poem.
New England Dialect
The Courting
-Line 49 “that night, I tell ye,she looked some.” Looked some means she was …………
Very attractive
The Lesson
-this poem is chiefly about ……..
Pride
