True or False: Romanticism emerged as a reaction against the realities of the Industrial Revolution and the Enlightenment.
True
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In which century do both Romanticism and Trancendentalism emerge as literary movements?
19th century
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A story within a story, or a story that represents a larger message or meaning is an...
allegory
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Name one characteristic of the Gothic subgenre of Romanticism.
Scary, gloomy settings, supernatural events, strong emotions, dark themes, unreliable narrators, etc.
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In "The Masque of the Red Death", what could the clock in the final room of Prince Prosper's abbey symbolize?
time / death
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Longfellow's repetition of the lines "A boy's will is the wind's will, And the thoughts of youth are long, long thoughts" is an example of... a. onomatopoeia b. allegory c. anaphora
c. anaphora
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What did Thoreau do in order to protest his government's enforcement of slavery and the Mexican American War? a. started a violent resistance movement b. didn't pay his poll tax c. nothing
b. didn't pay his poll tax, resulting in him spending a night in jail
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What region of the United States did the Transcendentalist movement emerge in?
New England
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Name two characteristics of the Transcendentalist movement.
Emphasis on self-reliance, connection with nature; belief in unity of all creation, natural goodness of humanity; Intuition and experience over logic
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True or False: Both Romantics and Transcendentalists believed in the supremacy of intuition and emotion over logic and reason.
True
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What literary device does Emily Dickinson use to describe death in "Because I Could Not Stop For Death"?
Personification: she describes death as a kind and gentlemanly carriage driver.
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Describe the tone of "Because I Could Not Stop For Death".