Semester 2 Exam Flashcards
a group of words containing a subject and predicate (verb + everything after)
clause
what are the two kinds of clauses?
independent and dependent
a complete sentence
independent clause
a phrase that has a subject and verb, but does not make sense on its own
dependent clause
a group of words that does NOT contain a subject and predicate
phrase
one independent clause
simple sentence
two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction or semi-colon
compound sentence
one independent clause plus one or more dependent clauses
complex sentence
two or more independent clauses plus one or more dependent clauses
compound-complex
a literary movement which criticized/opposed the positive and optimistic philosophy of the transcendentalists
anti-transcendentalism
shows individuals failing in their attempts to make changes for the better
anti-transcendentalism
what are the beliefs of anti-transcendentalism?
the universe is confusing and difficult
human nature is stubborn
humans are prone to sin and self-destruction
evil and suffering are realities
life is a matter of compromises and disappointments
the writer from Salem, Massachusetts who explored complex questions of right and wrong in tales that teach a moral principle
Nathaniel Hawthorne
who wrote The Minister’s Black Veil?
Nathaniel Hawthorne
What were some of Walt Whitman’s works?
Song of Myself I Hear America Singing Beat, Beat Drums I Heard the Learned Astronomer Give Me the Splendid, Silent Sun
what literary movement is Walt Whitman from?
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what literary movement is Emily Dickenson from?
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expressing one sense in terms of another
synesthesia
vowel sounds at the end of the line are similar but not identical
slant rhyme
what are some characteristics of Emily Dickenson’s poems?
abstractions and generalizations that turn into specific, concrete actions
what are some Emily Dickenson’s works?
Hope is the Thing with Feathers
Because I Could Not Stop for Death
Some Keep the Sabbath Going to Church
I Felt a Funeral in my Brain
a contrast between what is started and what is stated and what is intended or between what is expected and what actually happens
master of irony
