1) Which of the following was not an important aspect of American Romanticism?
reason
2) How were the Dark Romantics different from the Transcendentalists?
Dark Romantics explored the darker side of the human soul.
3) How is the setting of "The Raven" related to the mood of the piece?
The bleak setting helps create the poem´s melancholic mood.
4) What thought torments the speaker in "The Raven"?
The speaker will never see his beloved Lenore again.
5) In "The Birthmark", what does Georgiana represent?
feminine perfection
6) What is the reason Georgiana is willing to risk her life to get rid of the mark in "The Birthmark"?
She knows that neither she nor her husband will have peace if the birthmark remains.
7) In the poem "Annabelle Lee", what happened to the poem's namesake?
She died suddenly from an illness.
8) Why does the speaker believe Annabel Lee died?
because angels were jealous of the young lovers
9) What type of rhyme is Emily Dickinson's poetry know for?
slant rhyme
10) Read the excerpt from "I started Early – Took my Dog" by Emily Dickinson below. Which literary element is she using?
personification
11) Which of the following is a common theme Emily Dickinson uses in her poetry?
death and loss
12) What is significant about the fly in the poem above?
It let's the reader know how quiet the room was as the narrator was dying.
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