Romanticism Unit Test Review A review game to prepare for the test
Romantic writers embraced nature and distrusted which environment? The City
Describe Tom Walker. Miserly, greedy, fearless, heartless
Romanticism is ultimately a literary movement and artistic movement that is a reaction against what other literary movement? Rationalism, The Age of Reason
The woods in “The Devil and Tom Walker” is supposed to represent… Evil
In “The Devil and Tom Walker,” what symbolizes hidden greed and hypocrisy? The rotten trees in the forest
Why is dark romanticism different from romanticism? Dark romantic writers write about the darker aspects of human nature.
Before he reveals it, how can the audience tell that Tom is talking to the Devil? He is described as having red eyes, strange clothes, black bristly hair
Describe Mrs. Walker Miserly, greedy, fearless
What do the names on the trees in the forest indicate? Others within the town who have a made a deal with the devil.
Why does Tom not sign a deal with the Devil initially? He wants to think it over, and he wants to spite his wife
What is a likely theme for “The Devil and Tom Walker”? Greed and mean-spiritedness lead to misery
Irving uses indirect characterization by having Tom enter the forest to show he is… Fearless, unlike the superstitious community
What is Tom’s major motivation for signing his deal with the Devil? Greed
What is a likely theme for “Thanatopsis” Humans beings are an ongoing part of the earth itself.
According to the speaker of “Thanatopsis,” what happens after death? Humans become a part of the earth
According to the speaker of “Thanatopsis,” what should people do when they start to think about death? Go out into nature
The title “Thanatopsis” means… Death view or view of death
Why is “Thanatopsis” an example of Romantic poetry? Nature awakens emotions and insights in the speaker
What is the term for poetic device where the poet switches the typical word order? Inversion
In “The Cross of Snow,” what does the speaker compare his loved to? A martyr
What is the cycle of life according to “Thanatopsis”? The dead are replaced by the living, who then die
What is the cross that the speaker has to bear in the poem “Cross of Snow”? His constant pain over his lost loved one
What is the mood of “Cross of Snow”? Grieving
In “Cross of Snow,” the images of the halo, fire, and sunlight are contrasted with… The sunless ravine
What type of poem is “Cross of Snow”? An Italian Sonnet
The first three stanzas of “She Came and Went” are examples of what literary device? i.e. “As twig trembles which a bird lights on to sing then leaves unbent” Similes
How is the female subject of the poem remembered in “Cross of Snow”? Fondly and they are missed
What is a likely theme for “Annabel Lee”? Love can bring intense sorrow as well as joy
What is a possible theme for “The Raven”? The intense grief that accompanies the loss of a loved one can lead an individual to lose their grasp on reality.
What is the tone of “She Came and Went”? Depressed
“Annabel Lee” most likely expresses Poe’s grief over… His wife’s death
Who does the speaker in “Annabel Lee” blame for the death of his loved one? Envious angels
What is rhyme scheme? The pattern of end rhyme in a poem
What is a word that describes the tone of “Annabel Lee”? tortured
What is a word that describes the tone of the narrator in “The Raven”? Disturbed
What literary device is being used the following line: “Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing” Internal rhyme
What is alliteration? Repetition of an initial consonant sound
Why does the raven in “The Raven” probably only repeat the word “nevermore”? It is the only word it knows
Why is Lenore “nameless here for evermore”? She is dead and has no earthly name
What is the mood of “The Fall of the House of Usher”? melancholy
The narrator of “The Fall of the House of Usher” tried to portray himself as more what than Usher”? rational
What is the “remarkable fact” concerning the Usher family? They are in a direct line if descent
What is a central theme of “The Fall of the House of Usher”? A person cut off from the world can fall prey to irrational fears and mental illness
What is the name of Roderick Usher’s sister? Madeline
What is the single effect created for the reader of “The Fall of the House of Usher”? terror
What detail early the “The Fall of the House of Usher” foreshadows the story’s ending? The crack or fissure in the house
What is the point of view of “The Fall of the House of Usher”? 1 st person
What is the “fiend intemperance” that the narrator of “The Black Cat” struggles with? alcoholism
What is the likely climax of “The Black Cat”? When the cat cries behind the wall
The second cat in “The Black Cat” is most likely a symbol for…? The narrator’s guilt
The narrator of “The Black Cat” is telling his story from…? Prison
What happened to Edgar Allan Poe’s wife? She died from tuberculosis
What happened to Edgar Allan Poe’s mother? She dies from tuberculosis
What happened to Edgar Allan Poe’s father? He was an alcoholic that abandoned the family
Why was Poe’s marriage controversial? He married his 13 year old cousin
Why were the fireside poets given that name? Families would sit around the fire and read their works to each other
What literary device does Poe seem to use most in his short stories? Imagery
What literary devices does Poe seem to use most in his poems? Sound devices
What is an allusion? A reference to another work of literature, a famous historical event, or a famous historical person
Define mood The atmosphere created for the reader by the author.
Why is the narrator’s crime discovered in “The Black Cat”? He raps his cane against the wall of the “tomb” where he placed his wife, and the cat lets out a scream
Define tone The attitude of the author towards the subject and characters.
Name and label a conflict from the “The Black Cat.” Answers will vary
What does the narrator see in the remains of his house after it has been destroyed by fire? A lone wall still standing with the silhouette or image of a hung cat
During what century did American Romanticism take place? 19 th century
What is personification? Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects
Name an allusion from “The Raven.” Pluto, Aidenn, Pallas Athena
American Romantic writers thoughts that logic and reason were inferior, or less valuable, than what? Imagination, feelings, emotions, spontaneity, nature