English 3A Unit 5

Romantic writers _____.

express the value and beauty of man's dreams

Identify the correct analogy. Romanticism: Rationalism:: _____.

intuition: reason

Romantics believe that _____.

nature can be comforting

What does Holmes's description of the ship's history suggest about his attitude towards the ship?

respect

According to Romantic writers, eternal truths can best be found in _____.

the American wilderness

According to Longfellow, we will all die, so life is an empty dream.

False

Longfellow says that man's heart beats like muffled gunshots, which predicts the closeness of the looming grave.

False

The speaker would rather be in the past than in the present.

False

Romanticism can be described as a reaction against the limitations of _____.

Rationalism

Bryant's use of personification in lines 13 and 14 relate to what other stanza of the poem?

Stanza five

The story begins at the time that _____.

New England had earthquakes

Which of the following messages does Longfellow NOT include in his poem?

Our destiny is predictable.

According to the Romantics, death is inevitable, so there is no need to fear it.

True

In "A Psalm of Life," Longfellow begins by rejecting a negative philosophy about life.

True

Longfellow says that man should try, go after what he wants, work hard, and wait.

True

The main idea of the poem is that we can live so that future generations take courage from our acts.

True

The speaker feels that we should be like good soldiers.

True

The term "harpies" in line 15 of "Old Ironsides" refers to the people who want to scrap the ship.

True

Through the use of metaphor, Longfellow says that life is similar to an ocean voyage and a battlefield.

True

When Longfellow writes about "footprints," he is referring to the deeds that may inspire others.

True