Cards in this guide (21)
What is transcendentalism
a nonreligious movement that loved nature and a simple life
What is Raven's theme song
the raven theme song is called that's so raven
What is a poetry reading called
Just that - a Poetry Reading.
What variety show from the 1950's introduced the Beatles to the American public
What kind of alliteration phrases for the word bride
What does Henry David Thoreau criticize in Resistance to Civil Government
Which technique is most useful for seeing which regions of the brain are most active while a person reads a poem
Changing the pace with the intensity of the
What is the most plausible theme in The Raven
feelings of loss will never go away (apex)
Which of these phrases uses parallelism
Which of these phrases uses parallelism?
A. The engine purred.
B. Life is wonderful. Life is painful.
C. The flowers bloomed. Then, suddenly, without warning, they died.
D. Love is beauty.
Which one of these might appear in an evaluation of a poem
a discussion of specific uses of repetition
What do Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson have in common
They were both inspired by nature.
Which of these is an example of how Henry David Thoreau appeals to ethos in Resistance to Civil Government
Pointing out that he never refuses to pay highway taxes.
According to 'The Philosophy of Composition' what was the purpose of the refrain in 'The Raven'
to serve as a pivot point for the poem (apex)
What is one of the main reasons writers like Thoreau use metaphor in their writing
Which word best describes the tone of these lines
It is truly enough said that a corporation has no conscience but a corporation of conscientious men is a corporation with a conscience. Which of these rhetorical devices does Thoreau use here
According to The Philosophy of Composition what did Poe achieve when he wrote this stanza
He established the climax
Which is the best definition of essay
In which major work did Henry David Thoreau recount his experience living in a cabin at the edge of a pond
What is the last question the speaker asks the bird in Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven
He asks if he will ever see his love again
Which of these story ideas would be considered Gothic writing
A detective is sent to a strange city to investigate a crime that consumes him Apex