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Unit 11 Anti Naturalists Flashcards

1
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What became a common theme in Edwin Markham’s poetry?

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His concern for the plight of exploited people’s

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Edwin Markham proclaimed a steadfast romantic belief in what?

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Man’s potential to help himself

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What runs counter to pessimism of most of the American naturalists?

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His optimistic theme

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What was the specific inspiration for Markham’s writing “The Man With The Hoe”?

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Seeing in Scribner’s magazine a black and white reproduction of a painting by the French pastoral landscaping Jean Francois Millet

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What is the theme of “The Man with the Hoe”?

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Oppressed mankind will someday seek redress for his wrongs

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What is the basis for optimism in Markham’s works?

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Markham’s humanistic values

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I’m the first stanza of “The Man with the Hoe”, Markham uses rhetorical questions to imply what three things?

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That the man with the hoe is little better than an animal

He has a face that reflects a brutal nature

He has a mind that has been dulled by his burdensome toil

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What does line 7 in “The Man with the Hoe” mean?

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That he is incapable of showing or feeling emotion

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What does Markham underscore the contrast between in the second stanza of “The Man with the Hoe”?

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What the man with the hoe is and what God wants him to be

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What is the poetic device in lines 11-14 of “The Man with the Hoe”?

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Biblical allusion

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In line 30 of “The Man with the the Hoe” what does the word profaned mean?

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He has been treated with contempt or irreverence

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What does line 32 of “The Man with the Hoe” imply?

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That the man protests against his present condition and will rise up against his future oppressors

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What is the warning given in “The Man with the Hoe?”

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The oppressed laborer may “rise to judge” his oppressor

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Although the dominant tone is melancholic, the one optimist implication in the poem implies what?

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That a solution to the problem presented is at least possible

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What is Sidney Porter’s real name?

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O’Henry

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16
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Where are Sidney Porter’s writing’s popular besides America?

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France, England, Russia

17
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What is the trademark in the Porter’s writings?

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Surprise endings

18
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What is the title “The Gift of Magi”?

A

An allusion

19
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“THE gift of Magi” is found in a collection of stories entitled what?

A

“The Four Million”

20
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What does Porter focus most on?

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Plot

21
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What is the theme of “The Gift of Magi”?

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There is nothing wiser than a sacrificial token of love

22
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What is the outcome of the story an example of?

A

Situational irony

23
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Define situational irony

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A contrast between supposition and reality

24
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How would a naturalist probably have ended “The Gift of Magi”?

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A naturalist probably would have ended with the character being bitter and pessimistic rather than appreciative and with wisdom

25
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What cause Fanny Crosby’s blindness?

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An infection that scarred the corneas of her eyes at 6 weeks old

26
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The period following the civil war was a time of what?

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Religious revival and renewed interest in hymn writing

27
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Why were Crosby’s hymns effective?

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Due to their simplistic conversational language

28
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Name 3 characteristics of her poems

A

Use of familiar phrases
Uses allusions to scripture
Appeals to the emotion

29
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What are the three basis types of songs used in churches?

A

Psalms set to music
Hymns
Gospel songs

30
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In “Pass me Not” what does contrition mean?

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Sincere, deep sorrow for sin

31
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What does “trusting only in thy merit” mean?

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She is relying on Christ’s righteousness for forgiveness of her sin

32
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What is the theme of “Draw me Nearer”?

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One may be brought into closer fellowship with God through the cross of Christ

33
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What two novels did Stephen Crane write?

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Maggie: A Girl of the Streets

The Red Badge of Courage

34
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What novel did Jack London write?

A

The Call of the Wild

35
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What two novels did Frank Norris write?

A

McTeague

The Pit

36
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What famous work did Edwin Markham write?

A

The Man with the Hoe

37
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What famous works did Sidney Porter write?

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The Four Million

Cabbages and the Kings

38
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What famous works did Fanny Crosby write?

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To God be The Glory

The Blind Girl and other Poems

39
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Edwin Markham’s basic philosophies reflect what 3 things?

A

Although man’s plight is at times tragic, it is not completely hopeless

Man is capable of solving his own problems

Man in his fullest potential can be “godlike”

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