romantisism

Question 1

romantisism

Answer 1

interest in nature, individual emotion, imagination, rebellion against society

Question 2

transcendentalism

Answer 2

emphasize intuition leads to knowledge. Knowledge lies in examining process of reason

Question 3

Gothicism

Answer 3

dark gloomy settings, violent or grotesque action

Question 4

the devil and tom walker

Answer 4

Washington irving-gothic-tom goes into swamp and meets devil, wife abusive, eventually sells soul and goes to hell

Question 5

thanatopsis

Answer 5

“fear of death” William Bryant-Romantic- talks about nature and loves it and when dead not alone, become rock, go with death willingly,

Question 6

A psalm of life

Answer 6

Henry Wadworth Longfellow-Romantic- footprints of time will always be there for people to remember

Question 7

the tide rises and falls

Answer 7

Longfellow-Romantic/gothic- footprints will be washed away

Question 8

Self-reliance

Answer 8

emmerson- transintentalist- do what you think is right, trust yourself, be yourself

Question 9

Nature

Answer 9

emmerson- romantic- became transparent eyeball, everything is peaceful and become a kid again

Question 10

the masque of the red death

Answer 10

Edgar allen Poe- gothic- plague comes, rich hide, a ball, 7 rooms, death comes and kills all. cant hide from death

Question 11

the ministers black veil

Answer 11

Hawthorne-gothic- veil=secret sin, minister wears it as metaphor wont take it off, everyone casts it away when they die