Unit 2: The Early and Mid-Nineteenth Century: Romanticism

Which two lines in the poem indicate its theme? A Shadow by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow I said unto myself, if I were dead, What would befall these children? What would be Their fate, who now are looking up to me For help and furtherance? Their lives, I said, Would be a volume wherein I have read But the first chapters, and no longer see To read the rest of their dear history, So full of beauty and so full of dread. Be comforted; the world is very old, And generations pass, as they have passed, A troop of shadows moving with the sun; Thousands of times has the old tale been told; The world belongs to those who come the last, They will find hope and strength as we have done.

"And generations pass, as they have passed" and "thousands of times has the old tale has been told"

Which sentence from Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" suggests that Dr. Heidegger's character represents wisdom and reason? "My poor Sylvia's rose!" ejaculated Dr. Heidegger, holding it in the light of the sunset clouds; "it appears to be fading again." "I love it as well thus, as in its dewy freshness," observed he, pressing the withered rose to his withered lips. "Yes, friends, ye are old again," said Dr. Heidegger, "and lo! the Water of Youth is all lavished on the ground." "If the fountain gushed at my very doorstep, I would not stoop to bathe my lips in it; no, though its delirium were for years instead of moments."

"My poor Sylvia's rose!" ejaculated Dr. Heidegger, holding it in the light of the sunset clouds; "it appears to be fading again."

Which three sentences in this excerpt from Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Ann Jacobs express the view that even "kind" slaveholders regarded their slaves as merely property? She had promised my dying mother that her children should never suffer for any thing; and when I remembered that, and recalled her many proofs of attachment to me, I could not help having some hopes that she had left me free....After a brief period of suspense, the will of my mistress was read, and we learned that she had bequeathed me to her sister's daughter, a child of five years old. So vanished our hopes She possessed but few slaves; and at her death those were all distributed among her relatives. Five of them were my grandmother's children, and had shared the same milk that nourished her mother's children. Notwithstanding my grandmother's long and faithful service to her owners, not one of her children escaped the auction block.

-After a brief period of suspense, the will of my mistress was read, and we learned that she had bequeathed me to her sister's daughter, a child of five years old -Notwithstanding my grandmother's long and faithful service to her owners, not one of her children escaped the auction block.

Inspired by the writer's experience of being arrested when he refused to pay a $1 poll tax as a protest against the Mexican War,________ by ________was published in 1849.

...Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau...

Read each sentence and select the word after which a colon should be placed. One thought kept crossing Jen's mind as Friday approached "Please let this week be over."Thomas Jefferson famously stated that people's unalienable rights included the following life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.Ander's family comes from two different cultures his mother's side of the family is Swedish, while his father's side is Brazilian.

1. One thought kept crossing Jen's mind as Friday approached: 2. included the following: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness3. cultures:

Which two sentences best summarize this excerpt from Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment"? His guests shivered again. A strange chillness, whether of the body or spirit they could not tell, was creeping gradually over them all. They gazed at one another, and fancied that each fleeting moment snatched away a charm, and left a deepening furrow where none had been before. Was it an illusion? Had the changes of a lifetime been crowded into so brief a space, and were they now four aged people, sitting with their old friend, Dr. Heidegger? "Are we grown old again, so soon?" cried they, dolefully. In truth they had. The Water of Youth possessed merely a virtue more transient than that of wine. The delirium which it created had effervesced away. Yes! they were old again. With a shuddering impulse, that showed her a woman still, the widow clasped her skinny hands before her face, and wished that the coffin-lid were over it, since it could be no longer beautiful. "Yes, friends, ye are old again," said Dr. Heidegger, "and lo! the Water of Youth is all lavished on the ground. Well, I bemoan it not; for if the fountain gushed at my very doorstep, I would not stoop to bathe my lips in it; no, though its delirium were for years instead of moments."

1. The Water of Youth possessed merely a virtue more transient than that of wine. The delirium which it created had effervesced away. 2. Well, I bemoan it not; for if the fountain gushed at my very doorstep, I would not stoop to bathe my lips in it; no, though its delirium were for years instead of moments.

Which sentence in this excerpt from Herman Melville's "Bartleby, the Scrivener" best exhibits the use of verbal irony? A) Before, I had never experienced aught but a not unpleasing sadness. B) Upon inspection, the drawer exhibited a great array of the shells of various sorts of nuts. Indeed, to this quick-witted youth, the whole noble science of the law was contained in a nutshell. C) So he sent him to my office, as student at law, errand boy, cleaner and sweeper, at the rate of one dollar a week. D) For the first time in my life a feeling of overpowering stinging melancholy seized me.

B. Upon inspection, the drawer exhibited a great array of the shells of various sorts of nuts. Indeed, to this quick-witted youth, the whole noble science of the law was contained in a nutshell.

In this excerpt from Walden by Henry David Thoreau, what can be inferred about where transcendentalist thinkers searched for divinity? Every morning was a cheerful invitation to make my life of equal simplicity, and I may say innocence, with Nature herself. I have been as sincere a worshipper of Aurora as the Greeks. I got up early and bathed in the pond; that was a religious exercise, and one of the best things which I did. They say that characters were engraven on the bathing tub of King Tchingthang to this effect: "Renew thyself completely each day; do it again, and again, and forever again." I can understand that. Morning brings back the heroic ages. I was as much affected by the faint hum of a mosquito making its invisible and unimaginable tour through my apartment at earliest dawn, when I was sitting with door and windows open, as I could be by any trumpet that ever sang of fame. It was Homer's requiem; itself an Iliad and Odyssey in the air, singing its own wrath and wanderings. There was something cosmical about it; a standing advertisement, till forbidden, of the everlasting vigor and fertility of the world. The morning, which is the most memorable season of the day, is the awakening hour. A) government and society B) nature and humanity C) religious tradition and doctrine D) family and friends

B. nature and humanity

What trait typical of the romantic era is brought out in Washington Irving's short story "Rip Van Winkle"? A. the emphasis on individual choice B. the emphasis on human optimism C. the emphasis on the beauty of nature D. the emphasis on the importance of society

C. The emphasis on the beauty of nature.

Which of the following is a prominent theme in romanticism? A. an appreciation for science B. a respect for civilized society C. the individual against society D. the surroundings of an individual

C. The individual against society

Identify the literary device employed in the following sentence from Herman Melville's short story "Bartleby, the Scrivener". And here Bartleby makes his home, sole spectator of a solitude which he has seen all populous—a sort of innocent and transformed Marius brooding among the ruins of Carthage! A) allegory B) irony C) allusion D) symbolism

C. allusion

In this excerpt from the poem "Thanatopsis" by William Cullen Bryant, what is the meaning of the word list? of the stern agony, and shroud, and pall.And breathless darkness, and the narrow house.Make thee to shudder and grow sick at heart-Go forth, under the open sky, and listTo Nature's teachings, while from all around-Earth and her waters, and the depths of air-Comes a still voice-Yet a few days, and theeThe all-beholding sun shall see no more. A. lean B. desire C. listen D. spread

C. listen

How is this excerpt from Walden by Henry David Thoreau representative of romantic ideals? "This is a delicious evening, when the whole body is one sense, and imbibes delight through every pore. I go and come with a strange liberty in Nature, a part of herself. As I walk along the stony shore of the pond in my shirt-sleeves, though it is cool as well as cloudy and windy, and I see nothing special to attract me, all the elements are unusually congenial to me. The bullfrogs trump to usher in the night, and the note of the whip-poor-will is borne on the rippling wind from over the water. Sympathy with the fluttering alder and poplar leaves almost takes away my breath; yet, like the lake, my serenity is rippled but not ruffled." A) It describes how man derives material benefits from contact with nature. B) It describes how man becomes wiser and richer through contact with nature. C) It describes how professional ambition is assisted by communion with nature. D) It describes how individualism and imagination help man appreciate nature.

D) It describes how individualism and imagination help man appreciate nature.

Which sentence from Washington Irving's short story "Rip Van Winkle" is an example of indirect characterization? A. "Rip Van Winkle, however, was one of those happy mortals, of foolish, well-oiled dispositions, who take the world easy..." B. "I have observed that he was a simple, good-natured man; he was, moreover, a kind neighbor, and an obedient husband." C. "The great error in Rip's composition was an insuperable aversion to all kinds of profitable labor." D. "In fact, he declared it was of no use to work on his farm; it was the most pestilent little piece of ground in the whole country..."

D. "In fact, he declared it was of no use to work on his farm; it was the most pestilent little piece of ground in the whole country..."

Read this sentence, which contains a biblical allusion from the story "The Lightning-Rod Man. See, the scroll of the storm is rolled back the house is unharmed, and in the blue heavens I read in the rainbow. that the Deity will not, of purpose, make war on man's earth. Which of these statements best conveys meaning of the allusion?

God uses the rainbow as a sign of his promise never again to destroy all life on Earth.

Which sentence best describes the theme of a poem? It is always consistent and is stated overtly throughout the poem. It is not always stated overtly and is understood only by reading the whole poem. It often changes and is not always stated in overt terms in the poem. It is usually stated in overt terms and often changes throughout the poem.

It is not always stated overtly and is understood only by reading the whole poem.

Read this sentence from "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe: In painting and gemmary, Fortunato, like his countrymen, was a quack, but in the matter of old wines he was sincere. What does the word quack likely mean?

an unskilled person who claims special knowledge in a specific field.

Match the bolded words to their contextual meanings based on how they are used in the excerpt from "Thanatopsis"by William Cullen Bryant.

sepulchre - burial place or burial chamber musings - reflection or thought mirth - amusement or merriment Communion - close relationship with someone or something