American Romanticism and Transcendentalism

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American Romanticism and Transcendentalism

What do the following words mean. (Denotation. Connotation What do the following words mean? (Denotation? Connotation?)On looseleaf in your binder, write these words; then write the definition (if you know it) and words you associate with it Transcendence Simplicity Nonconformity Individualism Intuition Idealism Imagination

Transcendent Power of Nature

Simplicity

Individualism and Nonconformity

Individualism and Intuition

Idealism

The Power of the Imagination