American Romanticism Valued __________ because allowed one to use ___________ Preferred youthful _________ over educated ____________ Looked to________ for wisdom & ______________progress Found _______ & _______ in: exotic locations, ____________, & world of ________________ Found inspiration in myths,_________, & folk ___________ ________ ______towns & cities coming up & crime followed

Philosophies/Beliefs Nature held truths to the questions & problems of life Valued ________ & intuition over _________ (follow your heart & not your head) Live & let live

Authors & Literature _______ _____– “The Devil and Tom Walker,” “,The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” and “Rip Van Winkle” __________ Cullen Bryant – “Thanatopsis” & “To a Water Fowl” ________ _________ _______ – Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Literary terms Satire – literature that exposes the ______ or follies of people or ______ to bring __________and ________. ___ _______– literature that is humorous & contain wild exaggerations and is not intended to be ___________. Usually the heroes are bold but sometimes foolish characters that may have ______ human abilites.

_______– author’s attitude toward subject matter and is conveyed through ________, punctuation, sentence _______, & figures of speech. Maybe gloomy, critical, cheerful, etc. _______ – chain of events in a drama or narrative work of fiction. (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and denouement)