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
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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
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TF brynt wrote poem criticizing jefferson
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TF bryant was a journalist and reformer for 50 yrs
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TF brynat is one of our major colonial authors
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TF bryant is father of USA poetry
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TF longfellow could never rise above tragedies of life
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TF longfellow is least important fireside poet
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TF longfellow lost second wife thru divorce
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TF longfellow lost first wife thru illness
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TF longfellow taught at harvard
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TF longfellow considered best loved USA poet
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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
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TF true purpose of voyage is hunt kill moby dick
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TF tashtego is harpooner
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TF to ahab moby is dumb animal
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TF ahab offers spanish gold coin to sailor who first spots moby
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TF tashtego is sailor to identify white whale by name
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TF starbuck objects to ahab by claiming business is to hunt whales not vengeance
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TF bad omen starbuck saw is hawk pecking red flag
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TF on 3rd day pequod comes upon large number of sharks
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TF ahab kills moby
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TF after ahab dies pequod sails back to nantucket
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TF ahab dies when his harpoon is in whale and drags him into sea
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TF starbucks says ahab has heart of wrought steel
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TF ahab nailing gold coin to mast is not sign of disaster
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TF hawethorne wrote from puritan view of human goodness
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TF hawethorns writings contain theme of sin and guilt that the result
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TF haw had a puritan imagination and a dark view of human nature and math
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TF haw was melvilles mentor
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TF mellville concerned with origin and nature of evil
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TF mellville most popular writing simple adventure stories
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TF in moby dick good and evil are not linked
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TF mellville came from calvin background similar to purtian
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TF mellville dedicated moby dick to dickinson
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TF anti transcendentalists criticized transcendental philosophy for refusing to account for evil in world
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TF two authors against transcendentalism were haw and Thoreau
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TF narrators first wife returned from the grave by changing places with the second wife
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TF narrator loved 2nd wife as much as first wife
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TF ligeia belles strong will will conquer death
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TF narrator witnessed three ruby drops of some liquid falling into wifes wine glass
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TF poes own life was as dark and dismal as his fiction
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TF poe was an alcoholic
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TF poe married his 16 yr old cousin
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TF poe was an editor for magazines
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TF poe argued that a short story should achieve a single effect
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TF poe is the inventor of romance novel
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TF poe was raised by his natural parents
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what doesn’t occur at the end of usher
madeline and roderick attack narrator
before he enters the usher mansion he notices a barely perceptible fissure this is
foreshadowing
the narrator discover roderick is all of the following except
bedridden
the basic facts of usher include all following except one
roderick’s sister dies first night of seizure
the mood that is sustained in usher is one of pervasive
horror and gloom
tapping is example of
onomatopoeia
grim ungainly ghastly gaunt is example of
allitertion
final stanza of raven ends on note of complete
despair
and each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor doesnt have
internal rhyme
the visitor in raven isnt called a soul in ….
mourning
the speaker in raven can be best described as a
melancholy person trying to forget a tragedy
we can infer from the ending of raven that
speaker will never escape despair
in raven when narrator opens door of his chamber he half expects
dead woman he loved
speaker asks raven questions about
what will happen after death
ashtophet is goddess of
love and fertility
narrators first wife taught him
metaphysics and transcendetnalism
narrators first wife makes poem about … as hero
conquering worm
“my brain reeled…to assumptions and aspriations” to what does the narrator refer to
his wife’s views on man’s will overcoming death
poe attributed opening quote in ligeia to
joseph glanville
a man mourns his lost love
raven
no one can harm me unpunished
amontilado
in pace requiescat
amontilado
single effect of irony
amontilado
premature burial revenge
amontilado
premature burial catalepsy
usher
catacombs
amontilado
story within story
usher
rowena
ligeia
roderick
usher
carnivale in italy
amontilado
madeline
usher
pallas athena
raven
nevermore
raven
strong will overcome death
ligeia
idolatrous love
ligeia
fortunato
amontilado
court jester costume
amontilado
montressor
amontilado
germany and england
ligeia
TF in nature emerson states that there are no possibilities for man to grow spiritually
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TF emerson sees in nature evidence of god
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TF in nature emrson claims that he becomes part of god
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TF in nature emerson’s egotism grows leaps and bounds
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TF thoreau spoke in defense of abolitonist terry mcclain
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TF thoreau wrote in concrete style testing what he beleived
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TF as part of transcendental protest thoreau refused to pay tax poll and is jailed
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Tf in self reliance he urges people to trust themselves
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TF according to self reliance greatest obstacle to self trust is society
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TF emerson refers to the source of virtue and life by using the following words instinct and intuition
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TF emerson exhorts human beings to strive for absolute consistency
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TF emerson was originally puritan minister
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TF emersons works are abstract
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TF emerson brought idea of trans back to USA from euro
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TF emerson was fountainhead of trans in USA
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TF emerson 1st author to call for independent expression in USA lit
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TF unitarianism rejected original sin and determinism
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TF trans beleived in goodness of man and glory nature
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TF utopian communities founded by unitarians
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TF unitarians believed in basic goodness and inate free will of man
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TF trans was vs rationalism all brain no spirit
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TF trans beleived man could reach god with statues
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TF unitarianism beleived in binary god
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TF thor advised people to follow intution
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TF thor lived in woods
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TF thor had high regard for high civilized live
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TF thor concluded woods live unsuccessful
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in nature emerson supports …
trans
central idea of self reliance
rely on instincts
in self reliance emerson says trust
thyself
emerson shows romanticism in reliance on
emotional truth
which view of nature does emerson take
nature can inspire human spirit
thor doesn’t like working
hard
thor is concerned with isolation from
humanity
thor thinks living a simple life close to nature
lets a person concentrate on the essentials
different drummer is
individualism
thor wants to simplify his
life
i hear US sing whitman doesnt say we are
music geniuses
noisless spider compares
spider and speakers soul
whitman didnt write in free verse to
imitate earlier poets he admired
song of myself uses natural
candences of human speech
whitman feels affectionate towards other
people
song of myself links individual self to
universal self
song of myself whitman begins writing
poetry
song of myself singing is
individuality of americans in walks of life
whitman believes that his observations
are universally shared
barbaric yawp is
informality
whitmans free verse doesn’t use
rhyme
noiseless patient spider uses what lit device
metaphor
thoughts of life and death are prompted in
midst of war
whitmans attitude towards nature
1234
dick’s poem … focuses on lesson from nature
slant light
parting may be closest we come in life to understanding
death
why is there a stillness in the room in fly buzz
they waiting for her death
brain is infinitely
larger in understanding
dick compares soul to
woman stays in her house
death is a
polite gent
central image in not stop for death
carriage ride
life closed twice 3 closings refer to
2 deaths of loved ones and own death
dick experiences what in luxury
separation from lover
how many lines in wild nights have exact rhyme
4
heart in port is
someone who found love
wild nights is not written in
free verse
wild nights subject of 2nd stanZA
found love
wild nights futile winds
no desire to find new love
TF whitman embraced idea of puritan ethic
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TF whitman pay tribute to workers in south america sings
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TF whitman uses rhyme scheme
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TF whitman experimented with sonnet
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TF poem appearing in leaves of grass with 52 stanzas was song of myself
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TF in line varied carols I hear one can see use of anastrophe
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TF whitman’s leaves of grass failure
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TF dick didnt want recognition
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TF in mid 20s dick entered harvard
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TF dick used slant rhyme but no formal meter
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TF characteristic of dick us frequent use of rhyming couplets
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TF dick born in MA
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TF dick examines relation between everyday life and spirit
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TF poems of dick show she worried about friendship
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TF dick dressed in white
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TF dick only wrote 100 poems
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