Test 1124 Flashcards
Introduces additive clauses
Relative
Refers to persons
Personal
Compound pronoun used for emphasis
Intensive
Refers to person, places, or things in a general manner
Indefinite
Used to ask a question
Interrogative
Compound pronoun that refers back to the subject
Reflexive
Points out particular persons, places, or things
Demonstrative
The Last of the Mohicans
James Fenimore Cooper
“To a Waterfowl”
William Cullen Bryant
The Pioneer
James Fenimore Cooper
“The Raven”
Edgar Allan Poe
“Rip Van Winkle”
Washington Irving
Walden
Henry David Thoreau
“Thanatopsis”
William Cullen Bryant
“Concord Hymn”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Is characterized by the ____ or unusual
Fantastic
Elevates the beauties of ____
Nature
Demonstrates a strong feeling of ____
Nationalism
Appeals to the emotions rather than reason or ____
Common sense
What romantic writer had his life cut short due to the influences of alcohol and drugs?
Edgar Allan Poe
What three writers were the first to gain national recognition for American literature?
Washington Irving, James Fenimore Cooper, and William Cullen Bryant
What two writers of the Expansion Period were known as Transcendentalists?
Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Henry David Thoreau
A shrill sound, voice, or song
Pipe
To twist; to contort
Screw
The border or edge
Skirt
One and only; single
Sole
The sound of a shot or explosion
Report
A three-masted ship
Bark
The person under the power or control of another
Subject
The general character or outward appearance of a person
Air
Severe; distressing
Sore
A way of doing or acting
Track
A series; a succession
Train
Words that sound like their meaning
Onomatopoeia
The number of repeated accented and unaccented syllables in a line of poetry
Feet
Repeating the same word for special effect
Repetition
The rhyme pattern plus the meter
Scansion pattern
The repetition of accented and unaccented syllables
Rhythm
The repeating of a consonant sound within a line or lines
Alliteration
Repeating of a vowel sound within a line for lines
Assonance
Which poem is written in blank verse? (Thanatopsis, Bells)
Thanatopsis
