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Unit 7 Flashcards

1
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the most beloved of all American Romantic poets who wrote the kind of poems that people enjoy sharing with their family and friends

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fireside poets

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examples of Fireside Poets

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Longfellow
Whittier
Holmes
Lowell

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another name for Fireside Poets

because their works were read and memorized by children in school

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Schoolroom Poets

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wrote “The Sifting of Peter”

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Longfellow

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wrote “Auf Wiedersehen”

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Longfellow

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Auf Wiedersehen was written in honor of

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James Thomas Fields

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the three comforts in Auf Wiedersehen

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Friends don’t feel sorrow when they leave us
Death is a beginning not an end
We will meet again

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the most popular American poet in the nineteenth century

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Longfellow

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only American poet to receive the honor of having a bust of him in Westminster Abbey

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Longfellow

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in A Psalm of Life, Longfellow emphasizes the

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conflict and brevity of a man’s life on earth

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wrote The Village Blacksmith

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Longfellow

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wrote A Psalm of Life

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Longfellow

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theme of A Psalm of Life

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be an example to others

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characteristics of the village blacksmith

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dependable
spiritual
sensitive

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wrote Rain in Summer

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Longfellow

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things and responses to rain

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sick man– calm
boys– commotion
oxen– thanks to God
farmer– thrift and gain
poet– life cycle

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theme of Arrow and the Song

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actions have long-lasting consequences

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wrote Arrow and the Song

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Longfellow

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wrote the Ship of State

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Longfellow

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the Master in the Ship of State

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God

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the workmen in the Ship of State

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founding fathers

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22
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the ship in the Ship of State

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our Union

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23
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” Our hearts, our hopes, are all with thee,
Our hearts, our hopes, our prayers, our tears,
Our faith triumphant o’er our fears,
Are all with thee,–are all with thee!”

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The Ship of State (Longfellow)

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24
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wrote The Builders

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Longfellow

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“Think not, because no man sees,
Such things will remain unseen.”

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The Builders (Longfellow)

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26
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trials shape us

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Village Blacksmith

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27
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far reaching consequences

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Arrow and the Song

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28
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The Builders is an extended metaphor for

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building life

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29
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Nakomises warning was

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not marry girl rfom another tribe

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30
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how did Hiawatha woo Minnehaha

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gave her what she dreamed
gave dear

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wrote Hiawatha’s Wooing

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Longfellow

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Nikomises’ warning

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wed maiden of people

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Nikomis was Hiawatha’s

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grandma

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Minnehaha is a

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Dacotah
daughter of arrow-maker

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Hiawatha was an

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Ojibway

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36
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wrote The Lover’s Errand

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Longfellow

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37
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Priscilla rejected Standish’s proposal because

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he did not ask her himself

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38
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who proposed for Miles Standish?

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John Alden

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39
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conflict of John proposing for Miles

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John loved Priscilla

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who did John Alden and Miles Standish both love?

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Priscilla Mullins

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wrote Paul Revere’s Ride

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Longfellow

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year of Paul Revere’s Ride

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1775

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43
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if by land

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one

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if by sea

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two

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45
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where the lamps were to be hung

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Old North Church

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46
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British came by

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sea

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47
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by twelve, Revere was in

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Medford town

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48
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by one, Revere was in

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Lexington

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49
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by two, Revere was in

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Concord town

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wrote Loss and Gain

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Longfellow

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51
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themes of Loss and Gain

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try harder
learn from defeat

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52
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wrote Nature

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Longfellow

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53
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theme of Nature

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Death

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54
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“How far the unknown transcends the
what we know.”

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Nature (Longfellow)

55
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has been called America’s greatest pastoral poem

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Snowbound (whittier)

56
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wrote The Eternal Goodness

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Whittier

57
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God is good when …

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we have trials

we lose loved ones

58
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“I know not what the future hath
Of marvel or surprise,
Assured alone that life and death
His mercy underlies”

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Eternal Goodness (Whittier)

59
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from a Quaker family, renounced Transcendentalism, was an ardent abolitionist

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Whittier

60
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wrote the Book Our Mothers Read

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Whittier

61
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the theme of The Book Our Mothers Read

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unchanging truth is in God’s Word

62
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“We came back laden from our quest,
To find that all the sages said
Is in the Book our mothers read.”

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The Book Our Mothers Read (Whittier)

63
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wrote Dear Lord and Father of Mankind

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Whittier

64
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theme of Dear Lord and Father of Mankind

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we need to be willing to follow God’s calling

65
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what Bibilical characters wre referenced in Dear Lord and Father…

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disciples

66
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the disciples were indicative of a lesson of

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trust

67
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wrote Maud Muller

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Whittier

68
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what was Maud doing?

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raking hay

69
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who did Maud long for?

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the Judge

70
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Maud is more interested in the what than the Judge himself

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his money and lifestyle

71
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the Judge is more enamored with Maud’s

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simple lifestyle

72
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why could the Judge not marry Maud?

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the Judge’s mother and sisters would not have approved

73
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both Maud an the Judge

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married other people

74
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poem that expresses the simple thought of complete trust in God

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Dear Lord and Father of Mankind

75
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America’s greatest pastoral poem

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Snowbound

76
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wrote Snowbound

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Whittier

77
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scene of Snowbound

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before storm– no snow
while storm- snowing
after storm- lots of snow

78
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words that reveal tone of the day of the storm in Snowbound before it comes

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cheerless
ominous
bitterness
sadder light
darkly

79
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how many days did it snow in Snowbound?

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2 days

80
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how did Whittier spend the time while snowbound?

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stories
puzzles
riddles
family time

81
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wrote Overheart

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Whittier

82
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literary device in Overheart

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illusion-
It yet shall touch His garment’s fold,
And feel the heavenly Alchemist
Transform its very dust to gold.”

83
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wrote Andrew Rykman’s Prayer

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Whittier

84
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what did Andrew desire?

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to help others

85
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wrote Value of the Bible

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Whittier

86
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what is the paradox in Value of the Bible

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the Bible is worth more than naything else, but it is free

87
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the value of the Bible produces

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inward beauty

88
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poem Whittier uses to describe the Bible and its effects on an individual

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“Value of the Bible”

89
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medical doctor and writer

A

Oliver Wendell Holmes

90
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wrote A Sun-Day Hymn

known as Mr. Boston

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Holmes

91
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metaphor for sun

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guidance

92
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metaphor for star

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hope

93
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metaphor of altars in Sun-Day Hymn

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Christian sacrifice

94
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paradox in Sun-Day Hymn

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Lord of all being! throned afar…
Yet to each loving heart how near!

95
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Christians need to be

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living altars

96
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wrote Old Ironsides

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Holmes

97
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why did Holmes write Old Ironsides?

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to try to save ship

98
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literal devices used in Old Ironsides

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Ay, tear her tattered ensign down! —- irony
The meteor of the ocean air, — metaphor

99
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wrote The Height of the Ridiculous

A

Holmes

100
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poem which Holmes made excuses why he couldn’t write any more because they made people laugh to much

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The Height of Ridiculous

101
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wrote The Ploughman

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Holmes

102
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theme of The Ploughman

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a positive view of labor and its accomplishments

103
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the page is the

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fiel

104
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the words are the

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crops

105
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the scholar is the

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farmer

106
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wrote A Psalm of Life

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Longfellow

107
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wrote Fourth of July Ode

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Lowell

108
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poem which emphasized that WE NEED GOD

A

Fourth of July Ode

109
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the kind of liberty that Fourth of July Ode said we need

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spiritual liberty

110
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theme of Fourth of July Ode

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freedom from the bondage of sun and self can only happen with God’s help

111
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wrote the Present Crisis

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Lowell

112
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poem which says we can’t rely on the accomplishments of past generations

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The Present Crisis

113
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poem which says that every conflict comes down to a choice

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The Present Crisis

114
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wrote The Courtin

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Lowell

115
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what Lowell used to make The Courtin humorous

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Yankee dialect

116
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the guy in The Courtin

A

Zekle

117
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the girl in The Courtin

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Huldy

118
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Huldy’s reaction to Zekle when he comes to see her

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hard to get
(asks if he wants to see parents)

119
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what happened when Huldy said go?

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Zekle kissed her and they were engaged next Sunday

120
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wrote International Copyright

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Lowell

121
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theme of International Copyright

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sin will always be sin ( no excuses)

122
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what poem says that the Bible is constant?

A

International copyright

123
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what poem tells us not to dwell on past accomplishments?

A

The Present Crisis

124
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wrote A Fable of Critics

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Lowell

125
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which of Lowell’s poems was published anonymously?

A

A Fable for Critics

126
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in a Fable for Critics, who is the literary critic addressing

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Apollo, the god of poetry

127
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In a Fable for Critics, Bryant is described as

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quiet, cold in poetry
lacks passion
poetry written well

128
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in a Fable for Critics Whittier’s poems are

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great fervor
bad grammar
repeats lyrics
stand against popular ideas

129
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Hawthorne is called a

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genius
sensitive

130
Q

In Fable…, Poe is described as

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CRAZY
3/5 genius

131
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in Fable…, Holmes is described as

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too funny
doesn’t do well with meter

132
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In Fable…, Campbell

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not impressive at all

133
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In Fable…, Lowell describes himself as

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to many isms
rattles on

134
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how many lines are Fable for Critics

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1000

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