Unit Two – Growing Nation – Part One – Romanticism

Question 1

In the last stanza, the speaker thanks the smith for his life lesson and shows admiration for his

Answer 1

honest labor

Question 2

In the last stanza the image of the “flaming Forge” is associated with

Answer 2

The life experiences that shape and form us

Question 3

Which of the following statements are true of every stanza of the poem

Answer 3

I, II, and IV

Question 4

Why doesn’t the smith’s wife attend church with him

Answer 4

she has died

Question 5

What is the “lesson” to which the speaker refers in the final stanza

Answer 5

The example of the Smiths honest and simple life

Question 6

The Smiths heart rejoices when his daughter sings because

Answer 6

She sounds just like her mother

Question 7

Which of these statements best expresses the speakers view “old Ironsides”?

Answer 7

A remarkable National relic should be saved

Question 8

“Old ironsides” was the nickname of

Answer 8

The U.S.S. Constitution, a war of 1812 battleship

Question 9

According to the speaker in “Thanatopsis,” What will happen to him after death

Answer 9

his body will become part of nature

Question 10

Which of the following statements is the best summary of those lines from “old ironsides”?

Answer 10

The ship will no longer witness people battling on her deck

Question 11

Which of these qualities does Holmes attribute to “Old Ironsides”

Answer 11

Heroism

Question 12

According to the speaker in “Thanatopsis,” What will happen to all people after they die

Answer 12

They will become part of the earth

Question 13

What kind of ship is “Old Ironsides”?

Answer 13

a warship

Question 14

The title “Thanatopsis” means

Answer 14

a vision of death

Question 15

In “the tide rises, the tide falls, “when does the curlew call

Answer 15

twilight

Question 16

And five – line stanzas of “the tide rises, the tide falls “are called ______

Answer 16

pentanes

Question 17

Which statement does not apply to the stanzas “the tide rises, the tide falls”?

Answer 17

The stanzas have no regular pattern of rhyme

Question 18

Which sentence best summarizes the prologue to “the song of Hiawatha”?

Answer 18

The prologue introduces traditional stories from Native American culture

Question 19

In “the song of Hiawatha,” Longfellow believes that Native American tales derive their power from what source?

Answer 19

Nature itself, whose spirit is expressed the native peoples and their cultures

Question 20

In line one of the prologue to “the song of Hiawatha,” what is the meaning of the question “whence these stories”?

Answer 20

“Where did these stories come from?”

Question 21

Which word best describes Longfellow’s attitude toward death in “the tide rises, the tide falls”?

Answer 21

accepting

Question 22

What broader meaning might be signified by the image of the tide in the line, “and the tide rises, the tide falls”?

Answer 22

Life’s cyclical, enduring nature

Question 23

The stories to be told in “The song of Hiawatha” are taken from what source?

Answer 23

Native American legends

Question 24

How does the prologues repetitive, insistent meter set the mood for “the song of Hiawatha”?

Answer 24

It echoes the rhythm of Tom – Toms, as a powwow

Question 25

t/f in his lifetime, Longfellow was considered the best loved american poet

Answer 25

T

Question 26

t/f Longfellow could never rise above the tragedies of his life

Answer 26

F

Question 27

t/f Longfellow is the least important fireside poet

Answer 27

F

Question 28

t/f Longfellow taught at Harvard University

Answer 28

T

Question 29

t/f Longfellow lost his second wife through divorce

Answer 29

f

Question 30

t/f Longfellow lost his first wife to illness

Answer 30

T

Question 31

t/f Bryant was a journalist for 50 years and wrote for reform for many social causes

Answer 31

T

Question 32

t/f Bryant was considered the father of American poetry

Answer 32

T

Question 33

t/f Bryant is one of our major colonial authors

Answer 33

F

Question 34

t/f Bryant wrote “thanatopsis” at the age of thirty

Answer 34

F

Question 35

t/f The concept of nature was extremely important to bryant

Answer 35

T

Question 36

t/f Bryant published a savage poem criticizing President Jefferson and his administration

Answer 36

T