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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3
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What classical figure does Freneau use as the American emigrant?

A

Palemon

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4
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What is Palemon’s more commonly known name?

A

Hercules

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5
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What biblical figure does Freneau use in “The Indian Burying Ground”?

A

Queen Sheba

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6
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What is queen sheba known for?

A

questioning King Solomon

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7
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What new movement does Freneau’s work anticipate?

A

On the Emigration to America

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8
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In the third stanza of On the Emigration to America, what river does Freneau reference?

A

Ohio

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9
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What does Freneau say can be done with the wilderness?

A

contained and manage

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10
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How does Freneau describe the American wilderness?

A

untamed and savage

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11
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What river does Freneau call the Sire of floods?

A

Mississippi

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12
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What main political distinction existed between Freneau and most Democratic-Republicans?

A

Freneau was an abolitionist

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13
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What does Freneau anticipate at the end of “On the Emigration to America”?

A

Freedom will reign

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14
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What does Freneau call Native Americans?

A

“unsocial Indian”

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15
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What critical theme does the guide say is involved in “The Indian Burying Ground”?

A

Myth of the Vanishing Indian

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

A

Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard (Thomas Gray)

17
Q

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
Q

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
Q

What two groups does Hamilton draw an analogy between?

A

Americans and Roman Republic

24
Q

How does Hamilton characterize England?

A

“an obstinate old dame”

25
How does Hamilton characterize the American colonies?
"giddy young girl"
26
What does Hamilton say he wants to "cure" Schuyler of?
"refractory notions about the right of resistance" (rebellion)?
27
What kind of life does Hamilton anticipate for him and his fiancee?
humble
28
What is Coverture?
"the legal subordination of women to their husbands"
29
What does Abigail adams say is inevitable?
the tendency towards tyranny