Nature and Self Reliance quiz
What does Emerson say is "the greatest delight" of being in contact with nature?
"the suggestion of an occult relation" -Spiritual connection -All living things are reflection of Divine Soul -Everything is connected (btw nature and people)
What type of sentences does Emerson use?
-Complex -Compound -Compound-complex
What is the "hobgoblin of little minds"
-Consistency -People who don't think for themselves and who go with everyone else.
What is the independent and dependent clause of this sentence? -The sky is less grand as it shuts down over less worth in the population.
-Independent: The sky is less grand -Dependent: as it it shuts down over less worth in the population.
How does Emerson help the reader see life from his perspective?
-Setting the Scene -Re-envisioning the Ordinary -Re-defining Words -Finding Limits
What virtue does society demand, and what does Emerson recommend in its place?
-Society: Conform -Emerson: Self-reliance
What idea makes "every heart" vibrate?
-Trusting yourself
Under what circumstances does nature appear to be melancholy and sad?
-When a person is sad or they view nature when sad -Examples: man laboring, death
Under what circumstance, does "mean egotism" leave?
-When you appreciate nature -When you are in nature -Feeling of freedom
Redeemers
A person who saves someone/something
Transcendent
Beyond the range of normal. -incomparable, matchless
What is a subordinate/dependent clause?
Has subject and verb but cannot stand alone as complete thoughts
What is a philosophical vision?
Interpretation if humanity's situation in the world.
What is an independent clause?
It have a subject and verb and can stand alone as complete thoughts
What is an essay?
It is short work of nonfiction in which an author presents ideas on a specific topic.
Sanctity
The state of quality of being holy, sacred