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Unit 6 Flashcards

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Who did they declare the true God to be?

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Over-Soul

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What is a fundamental belief of Transcendentalism?

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Things are steadily moving upward towards perfection.

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The philosophical leader of transcendentalism and a pivotal figure in American literature

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Ralph Waldo Emerson

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How did Emerson define poetry?

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As a meter making argument

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Emerson was described as what?

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The nine-tenth century arch-heretic

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What was Emerson’s true vocation?

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Lecturing throughout America

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Emerson’s poetry and prose both reveal much better development in what?

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Content rather than style

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His transcendentalism contradicts Christianity by supporting what doctrines?

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1) the divinity of man
2) the irrelevance of the Bible
3) the perfectibility of society

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Emerson found respectability and enjoyment in what during his last years?

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Speaking engagements at Harvard.

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“_______________” is usually regarded as one of his most significant works.

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“Nature”

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How does Emerson define “primary wisdom”?

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Intuition and he emphasizes that man cannot seek truth but must simply receive it.

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What is the genre of Concord Hymn?

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Occasional poetry

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What is the structure of Concord Hymn?

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Quatrains of abab rhyme.

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Emerson’s work Brahma reveals what?

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The influence of the orientalist and Hinduism.

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What does the lump of mould refer to?

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Death

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The first stanza of Hamatreya emphasizes what?

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The first settler’s pride in ownership of land

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What does “They called me theirs, who so controlled me;” mean?

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Because they died, they could not hold the earth; instead the earth holds them

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What happens in line 60-61 when the speaker hears the earth song?

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He is no longer brave

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Thoreau tried what after graduating?

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Teaching

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Thoreau’s life was characterized by what?

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Nonconformity

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What was Thoreau’s central event of his life?

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His residence at Walden Pond

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His works have inspired modern thinking in what?

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The idealization of primitive life

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Thoreau lived with Emerson and his family during _______ different periods of time.

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Two

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_________________ was the official publication of transcendentalism

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The Dial

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What was Thoreau’s most influential work?

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Walden

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An artistic creation carefully shaped so as to fuse all parts into once coherent, unified whole.

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Walden

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Thoreau also applied transcendental principles to what?

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Politics

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According to Civil Disobedience the practical or actual basis for the majority rule is what?

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Physical strength

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According to Thoreau that “which govern not at all” or “which governs least” is what?

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The best government of all

29
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The Biblical Allusion of the crucifixion of Christ emphasizes what?

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The evil of government

30
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What is Thoreau’s attitude toward the idea that “the chief end of man is to glorify God and enjoy him forever”?

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Skeptical

31
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What is Thoreau’s central recommendations?

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Simplify

32
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Who extended Emerson’s ideas to their logical outcomes?

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Whitman

33
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What was Whitman’s long-range effect ?

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To encourage total freedom in poetic content and style

34
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Has a strong influence on modern american poetry

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Whitman

35
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What is the name of Whitman’s central work, a collection of poems refined and revised for 37 years?

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Leaves of Grass

36
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What does whitman’s work reveal?

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  • self worship
  • sexual explicitness
  • unity with nature
37
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What is Whitman’s usual preference in poetic style?

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Free verse

38
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What is one of Whitman’s most characteristic stylistic techniques?

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Repetition

39
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In I Hear America Singing Whitman uses a cataloging technique by

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Listing common occupations

40
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List 3 common occupations listed I Hear America Singing

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  • mason
  • boatman
  • carpenter
  • shoemaker
  • mechanics
41
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The expression “what belongs to him or her and to none else” emphasizes what?

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Democratic beliefs, no element is more important than another. All are equal

42
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Why does Whitman include congress,am with the names Kanuck, Tuckahoe, and Cuff?

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To show that a congressman is not different or better than anyone else

43
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What are the 3 symbols in When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d?

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Lilac, star, thrush

44
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How is the theme of praise for the United States developed?

A

Primarily by the journey of the coffin

45
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“Dark mother” and “strong deliveress” refer to what?

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A song of praise to death.

46
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What is The Dial?

A

The official publication of transcendentalists

47
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According to Thoreau, what is the best government of all?

A

That “which govern not at all” or “which governs least”

48
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What does Thoreau’s Walden experience illustrate about the influence of society?

A

That society tends to deaden man’s appreciation of the true beauty and wisdom of nature

49
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What is the Bible principle in Walden that working men violate?

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The command to not “lay up treasures which moth and rust correct and thieves break through and steal”

50
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What is the name of Whitman’s central work, a collection of poems refined and revised for 37 years?

A

Leaves of Grass

51
Q

What does whitman’s work reveal?

A
  • self worship
  • sexual explicitness
  • unity with nature
52
Q

What is Whitman’s usual preference in poetic style?

A

Free verse

53
Q

What is one of Whitman’s most characteristic stylistic techniques?

A

Repetition

54
Q

In I Hear America Singing Whitman uses a cataloging technique by

A

Listing common occupations

55
Q

List 3 common occupations listed I Hear America Singing

A
  • mason
  • boatman
  • carpenter
  • shoemaker
  • mechanics
56
Q

The expression “what belongs to him or her and to none else” emphasizes what?

A

Democratic beliefs, no element is more important than another. All are equal

57
Q

Why does Whitman include congress,am with the names Kanuck, Tuckahoe, and Cuff?

A

To show that a congressman is not different or better than anyone else

58
Q

What are the 3 symbols in When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d?

A

Lilac, star, thrush

59
Q

How is the theme of praise for the United States developed?

A

Primarily by the journey of the coffin

60
Q

“Dark mother” and “strong deliveress” refer to what?

A

A song of praise to death.

61
Q

What is The Dial?

A

The official publication of transcendentalists

62
Q

According to Thoreau, what is the best government of all?

A

That “which govern not at all” or “which governs least”

63
Q

What does Thoreau’s Walden experience illustrate about the influence of society?

A

That society tends to deaden man’s appreciation of the true beauty and wisdom of nature

64
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What is the Bible principle in Walden that working men violate?

A

The command to not “lay up treasures which moth and rust correct and thieves break through and steal”

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