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Section 4 (part 2) Flashcards

1
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How might the sound of Freneau’s poetry be described?

A

songlike

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2
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What makes The Indian Burying Ground (Freneau) similar to Wheatley’s work?

A

it is an ode and an elegy

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What classical figure does Freneau use as the American emigrant?

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Palemon

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What is Palemon’s more commonly known name?

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Hercules

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What biblical figure does Freneau use in “The Indian Burying Ground”?

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Queen Sheba

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6
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What is queen sheba known for?

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questioning King Solomon

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What new movement does Freneau’s work anticipate?

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On the Emigration to America

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In the third stanza of On the Emigration to America, what river does Freneau reference?

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Ohio

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What does Freneau say can be done with the wilderness?

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contained and manage

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How does Freneau describe the American wilderness?

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untamed and savage

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What river does Freneau call the Sire of floods?

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Mississippi

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What main political distinction existed between Freneau and most Democratic-Republicans?

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Freneau was an abolitionist

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What does Freneau anticipate at the end of “On the Emigration to America”?

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Freedom will reign

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What does Freneau call Native Americans?

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“unsocial Indian”

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What critical theme does the guide say is involved in “The Indian Burying Ground”?

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Myth of the Vanishing Indian

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16
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What poem was “The Indian Burying Ground” likely based on?

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Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard (Thomas Gray)

17
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What was generally sent through the post?

A

business letters and newspapers

18
Q

Who was the fiancee of Charles Brockden Brown?

A

Elizabeth Linn

19
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How did Elizabeth Linn record communication with Brown?

A

Kept his letters in a keepsake volume

20
Q

Who was the fiancee of Alexander Hamilton?

A

Elizabeth Schuyler

21
Q

Who created Hamilton?

A

Lin Manuel Miranda

22
Q

What play is “Portia,” who Hamilton compares his fiancee to, from?

A

The Merchant of Venice

23
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What two groups does Hamilton draw an analogy between?

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Americans and Roman Republic

24
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How does Hamilton characterize England?

A

“an obstinate old dame”

25
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How does Hamilton characterize the American colonies?

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“giddy young girl”

26
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What does Hamilton say he wants to “cure” Schuyler of?

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“refractory notions about the right of resistance” (rebellion)?

27
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What kind of life does Hamilton anticipate for him and his fiancee?

A

humble

28
Q

What is Coverture?

A

“the legal subordination of women to their husbands”

29
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What does Abigail adams say is inevitable?

A

the tendency towards tyranny

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