Unit 7 Flashcards
the most beloved of all American Romantic poets who wrote the kind of poems that people enjoy sharing with their family and friends
fireside poets
examples of Fireside Poets
Longfellow
Whittier
Holmes
Lowell
another name for Fireside Poets
because their works were read and memorized by children in school
Schoolroom Poets
wrote “The Sifting of Peter”
Longfellow
wrote “Auf Wiedersehen”
Longfellow
Auf Wiedersehen was written in honor of
James Thomas Fields
the three comforts in Auf Wiedersehen
Friends don’t feel sorrow when they leave us
Death is a beginning not an end
We will meet again
the most popular American poet in the nineteenth century
Longfellow
only American poet to receive the honor of having a bust of him in Westminster Abbey
Longfellow
in A Psalm of Life, Longfellow emphasizes the
conflict and brevity of a man’s life on earth
wrote The Village Blacksmith
Longfellow
wrote A Psalm of Life
Longfellow
theme of A Psalm of Life
be an example to others
characteristics of the village blacksmith
dependable
spiritual
sensitive
wrote Rain in Summer
Longfellow
things and responses to rain
sick man– calm
boys– commotion
oxen– thanks to God
farmer– thrift and gain
poet– life cycle
theme of Arrow and the Song
actions have long-lasting consequences
wrote Arrow and the Song
Longfellow
wrote the Ship of State
Longfellow
the Master in the Ship of State
God
the workmen in the Ship of State
founding fathers
the ship in the Ship of State
our Union
” 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!”
The Ship of State (Longfellow)
wrote The Builders
Longfellow
“Think not, because no man sees,
Such things will remain unseen.”
The Builders (Longfellow)
trials shape us
Village Blacksmith
far reaching consequences
Arrow and the Song
The Builders is an extended metaphor for
building life
Nakomises warning was
not marry girl rfom another tribe
how did Hiawatha woo Minnehaha
gave her what she dreamed
gave dear
wrote Hiawatha’s Wooing
Longfellow
Nikomises’ warning
wed maiden of people
Nikomis was Hiawatha’s
grandma
Minnehaha is a
Dacotah
daughter of arrow-maker
Hiawatha was an
Ojibway
wrote The Lover’s Errand
Longfellow
Priscilla rejected Standish’s proposal because
he did not ask her himself
who proposed for Miles Standish?
John Alden
conflict of John proposing for Miles
John loved Priscilla
who did John Alden and Miles Standish both love?
Priscilla Mullins
wrote Paul Revere’s Ride
Longfellow
year of Paul Revere’s Ride
1775
if by land
one
if by sea
two
where the lamps were to be hung
Old North Church
British came by
sea
by twelve, Revere was in
Medford town
by one, Revere was in
Lexington
by two, Revere was in
Concord town
wrote Loss and Gain
Longfellow
themes of Loss and Gain
try harder
learn from defeat
wrote Nature
Longfellow
theme of Nature
Death
“How far the unknown transcends the
what we know.”
Nature (Longfellow)
has been called America’s greatest pastoral poem
Snowbound (whittier)
wrote The Eternal Goodness
Whittier
God is good when …
we have trials
we lose loved ones
“I know not what the future hath
Of marvel or surprise,
Assured alone that life and death
His mercy underlies”
Eternal Goodness (Whittier)
from a Quaker family, renounced Transcendentalism, was an ardent abolitionist
Whittier
wrote the Book Our Mothers Read
Whittier
the theme of The Book Our Mothers Read
unchanging truth is in God’s Word
“We came back laden from our quest,
To find that all the sages said
Is in the Book our mothers read.”
The Book Our Mothers Read (Whittier)
wrote Dear Lord and Father of Mankind
Whittier
theme of Dear Lord and Father of Mankind
we need to be willing to follow God’s calling
what Bibilical characters wre referenced in Dear Lord and Father…
disciples
the disciples were indicative of a lesson of
trust
wrote Maud Muller
Whittier
what was Maud doing?
raking hay
who did Maud long for?
the Judge
Maud is more interested in the what than the Judge himself
his money and lifestyle
the Judge is more enamored with Maud’s
simple lifestyle
why could the Judge not marry Maud?
the Judge’s mother and sisters would not have approved
both Maud an the Judge
married other people
poem that expresses the simple thought of complete trust in God
Dear Lord and Father of Mankind
America’s greatest pastoral poem
Snowbound
wrote Snowbound
Whittier
scene of Snowbound
before storm– no snow
while storm- snowing
after storm- lots of snow
words that reveal tone of the day of the storm in Snowbound before it comes
cheerless
ominous
bitterness
sadder light
darkly
how many days did it snow in Snowbound?
2 days
how did Whittier spend the time while snowbound?
stories
puzzles
riddles
family time
wrote Overheart
Whittier
literary device in Overheart
illusion-
It yet shall touch His garment’s fold,
And feel the heavenly Alchemist
Transform its very dust to gold.”
wrote Andrew Rykman’s Prayer
Whittier
what did Andrew desire?
to help others
wrote Value of the Bible
Whittier
what is the paradox in Value of the Bible
the Bible is worth more than naything else, but it is free
the value of the Bible produces
inward beauty
poem Whittier uses to describe the Bible and its effects on an individual
“Value of the Bible”
medical doctor and writer
Oliver Wendell Holmes
wrote A Sun-Day Hymn
known as Mr. Boston
Holmes
metaphor for sun
guidance
metaphor for star
hope
metaphor of altars in Sun-Day Hymn
Christian sacrifice
paradox in Sun-Day Hymn
Lord of all being! throned afar…
Yet to each loving heart how near!
Christians need to be
living altars
wrote Old Ironsides
Holmes
why did Holmes write Old Ironsides?
to try to save ship
literal devices used in Old Ironsides
Ay, tear her tattered ensign down! —- irony
The meteor of the ocean air, — metaphor
wrote The Height of the Ridiculous
Holmes
poem which Holmes made excuses why he couldn’t write any more because they made people laugh to much
The Height of Ridiculous
wrote The Ploughman
Holmes
theme of The Ploughman
a positive view of labor and its accomplishments
the page is the
fiel
the words are the
crops
the scholar is the
farmer
wrote A Psalm of Life
Longfellow
wrote Fourth of July Ode
Lowell
poem which emphasized that WE NEED GOD
Fourth of July Ode
the kind of liberty that Fourth of July Ode said we need
spiritual liberty
theme of Fourth of July Ode
freedom from the bondage of sun and self can only happen with God’s help
wrote the Present Crisis
Lowell
poem which says we can’t rely on the accomplishments of past generations
The Present Crisis
poem which says that every conflict comes down to a choice
The Present Crisis
wrote The Courtin
Lowell
what Lowell used to make The Courtin humorous
Yankee dialect
the guy in The Courtin
Zekle
the girl in The Courtin
Huldy
Huldy’s reaction to Zekle when he comes to see her
hard to get
(asks if he wants to see parents)
what happened when Huldy said go?
Zekle kissed her and they were engaged next Sunday
wrote International Copyright
Lowell
theme of International Copyright
sin will always be sin ( no excuses)
what poem says that the Bible is constant?
International copyright
what poem tells us not to dwell on past accomplishments?
The Present Crisis
wrote A Fable of Critics
Lowell
which of Lowell’s poems was published anonymously?
A Fable for Critics
in a Fable for Critics, who is the literary critic addressing
Apollo, the god of poetry
In a Fable for Critics, Bryant is described as
quiet, cold in poetry
lacks passion
poetry written well
in a Fable for Critics Whittier’s poems are
great fervor
bad grammar
repeats lyrics
stand against popular ideas
Hawthorne is called a
genius
sensitive
In Fable…, Poe is described as
CRAZY
3/5 genius
in Fable…, Holmes is described as
too funny
doesn’t do well with meter
In Fable…, Campbell
not impressive at all
In Fable…, Lowell describes himself as
to many isms
rattles on
how many lines are Fable for Critics
1000
