Philip Freneau Flashcards

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He has been called …….

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Early America’s first truly American Poet.

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He was ……. and ………… (Pantheism is a doctrine that equates God with the forces and laws of the universe)

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deistic and pantheistic

เชื่อว่าพระเจ้ามีจริง & เชื่อว่ามีพระเจ้าอยู่ทุกที่

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Freneau’s poetry reflects a shift in the literary emphasis from 18th century ……… style to 19th century ………. style.

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neoclassic / romantic

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His poetry compared to those of the Puritans’ shows a fundamental shift in the view of …………

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God and man.

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“…………….………” The genre is elegy. (a song or poem expressing sorrow)

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To the Memory of the Brave Americans… (elegy = บทกวี่ไว้อาลัยแก่คนตาย)

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Allusion to The Parthian Calvary – The Calvary shot arrows at its enemy while on retreat, just like the British who retreated and retreating slew. (that is the significance of………)

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the significance of even mentioning the Parthian Calvary

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“On the Universality and Other Attributes…” The Line “All that exist, upon him lean” refers to God’s ………………… (all powerful)

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omnipotence

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Deist is synonymous to atheist: Deism is a movement or system of thought advocating natural religion based on ……… reason rather than ……….. emphasizing ………… . In the 18th century it denies the interference of the Creator with the laws of the universe.

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human reason rather than revelation emphasizing morality.

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“……………………….” definition of burlesque – satire which mocks its subject by incongruous imitation either of its style or content.

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On a Honey Bee

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Definition of …………….. – figure of thought – the address of some nonpersonal (or absent) object as if it were able to reply. Example: “O, death where is thy sting?”

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apostrophe

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“………….……” employs the technique of burlesque by elevating a trivial subject.

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On a Honey Bee

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“……………” Theme: The brevity of life.

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The Wild Honey Suckle

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This poem illustrates the neoclassic tendency toward ……….

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didacticism

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