Whitman Flashcards
the title thantopsis means
vision of death
which of these qualities does holmes attribute to old ironsides
heorism
which of these statements best expresses holmes view on old ironsides
remarkable national relic should be saved
which of these statemetns summarizes old ironsides
ship will no longer see battle
what does thanatopsis speaker say will happen to him after death
body will become part of nature
what kind of ship is old irosnisdes
warship
according to speaker in thantopsis what will happen to everyone when they die
become part of earth
old ironsides was nickname of
uss constitution
line 1 of prologue of hiawatha what is meaning of question whence these stories
where did these stories come from
how does prologue repetivie insistene meter set mood for hiawatha
echoes rythmm of tom tom and pow wow
stories to be told in hiawatha taken from what source
native american legends
five line stanzas of tide rises are called
cinquaines
which statements does not apply to stanzas in tide rises tide falls
stanzas no regular pattern of rhyme
broader meaning signified by tide in tide rises
lifes cyclical enduring nature
in hiawatha longfellow derives power of legends from
nature
what summarizes prologue of hiawatha
prologue intros traditional native american stories
tide rises curlew calls at
twilight
smiths heart rejoices when daughter sings cuz
sounds like mother
last stanza speaker shows admiration for smith for his
honest labor
in smith what is true of every stanza
124
lesson speaker refers to in smith is
example of smiths honest way of life
in smith image of flaming forge is
life exepriences that shape and forge us
why doesn’t smiths wife attend church
she dead
TF concept of nature very important to bryant
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TF bryant wrote thana at 30
f
TF brynt wrote poem criticizing jefferson
t
TF bryant was a journalist and reformer for 50 yrs
t
TF brynat is one of our major colonial authors
f
TF bryant is father of USA poetry
t
TF longfellow could never rise above tragedies of life
f
TF longfellow is least important fireside poet
f
TF longfellow lost second wife thru divorce
f
TF longfellow lost first wife thru illness
t
TF longfellow taught at harvard
t
TF longfellow considered best loved USA poet
t
what does sea probably symbolize in this final sentence from the selection
natures power over humantiy
white whale against ahab sought vengeance
caused ahab to lose leg previously
mellvilles deepest philosophical concerns is with the
nature of evil
ahabs rambling monologue show that he is
single minded
which of these aspects of nature does the white whale not symbolize
spiritual comfort
in the chase 3rd day which of the following is not an omen of disaster
ahab nailing a gold coin to mast
list characters in moby dick descending order
ahab starbuck stubb ishmael
which detail listed clearly suggests ahabs footprints are symbol
comparison relating them to footprints of his one unsleeping ever pacing thought
what does stubb mean when he says of ahab chick that in him pecks the shell twill soon be out
something is bothering ahab and will soon drive him to action
to ahabs mind moby dick symbolizes a wall thqt
must be broken through to reach truth behind it
chief significance of ahabs being drowned by his own harpoon line
idea of obsession and vengeance lead to self destruction
why does dr heidegger caution the 4 elders to draw rules
he fears they will revert to old behaviors and waste gift
most likely allegorical meaning of dr heidregger entire story concerns
youth and age
what does heid mean by referring to his subjects potential peculiar advantages
experiencing youth 2nd time
water =
eternal youth
heid suggests experiment could benefit
young people
four people who drink heids cum are symbols for
age
why are the elders inclined to swallow the water at once
impatient to regain youth
in black veil what positive effect does the veil have
parson hooper converts more sinners
in a parable characters, events, details, setting simplified so
to teach a moral lesson
how does hawethorne view nature of huans
pessimistic
which statement is central theme of black veil
people are often unwilling to face truth of themselves
based on rest of story in black veil what can be inferred from following passage
each person hides his darkest secrets from others in fear of they think
narrator implies in parson wearing the veil he performs a
symbolic act
when is minister’s veil removed
until tim jurasik stops being a bitch
so never
TF starbuck is ahabs most outspoken supporter
f
TF true purpose of voyage is hunt kill moby dick
t
TF tashtego is harpooner
t
TF to ahab moby is dumb animal
f
TF ahab offers spanish gold coin to sailor who first spots moby
t
TF tashtego is sailor to identify white whale by name
t
TF starbuck objects to ahab by claiming business is to hunt whales not vengeance
t
TF bad omen starbuck saw is hawk pecking red flag
t
TF on 3rd day pequod comes upon large number of sharks
t
TF ahab kills moby
f
TF after ahab dies pequod sails back to nantucket
f
TF ahab dies when his harpoon is in whale and drags him into sea
t
TF starbucks says ahab has heart of wrought steel
t
TF ahab nailing gold coin to mast is not sign of disaster
t
TF hawethorne wrote from puritan view of human goodness
f
TF hawethorns writings contain theme of sin and guilt that the result
t
TF haw had a puritan imagination and a dark view of human nature and math
f
TF haw was melvilles mentor
t
TF mellville concerned with origin and nature of evil
t
TF mellville most popular writing simple adventure stories
t
TF in moby dick good and evil are not linked
f
TF mellville came from calvin background similar to purtian
t
TF mellville dedicated moby dick to dickinson
f
TF anti transcendentalists criticized transcendental philosophy for refusing to account for evil in world
t
TF two authors against transcendentalism were haw and Thoreau
f
TF narrators first wife returned from the grave by changing places with the second wife
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