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According to Nature, where should a person go to be alone?

According to Emerson, the person who can truly see nature is like a child because he or she —

Emerson’s purpose in this essay is to —a. express his disappointment in the society of his timeb. explain and analyze how nature worksc. describe a profound way of seeing natured. argue that everyone should leave the cities and live in nature

Imagery can be described as —

The third paragraph of the excerpt ends with this sentence: “This is the best part of these men’s farms, yet to this their warranty deeds give no title.” In the context of the paragraph, this sentence means —

How long did Thoreau live in the woods at Walden Pond?

In the section called “Solitude,” Thoreau —a. explains that he does not feel lonelyb. argues that people should live near conveniences such as the post officec. admits that it is tough being alone during big stormsd. explains that he would feel lonely in outer space but never on earth

In the section called “Conclusion,” Thoreau says that he is leaving Walden because he —

When Thoreau uses the metaphor, “I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life,” he means that he —

Which of the following statements is a metaphor?a. “I left the woods for as good a reason as I went there.”b. “Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in.”c. “Shall a man go and hang himself because he belongs to the race of pygmies, and not be the biggest pygmy that he can?”d. “Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed and in such desperate enterprises?”

The American Romantic poets until William Cullen Bryant —a. used typically English themes and formsb. created a uniquely “American” voicec. emphasized sophisticated real-life figuresd. valued logic over emotion

What does the poet literally mean in the following quotation? “The oak / Shall send his roots abroad, and pierce thy mold.”a. Oak trees will send roots through your corpse.b. Oak trees will unite you with people in other countries.c. Nature, represented by an oak tree, will change you.d. Nature, represented by an oak tree, will preserve your corpse.

According to the last stanza, how should people regard death?a. Calmly, with trustb. Angrily, as though being betrayed by Naturec. Fiercely, like a slave being forced to do something against his or her willd. Nicely, with good manners

Which image most strongly appeals to the sense of touch?a. “she speaks / A various language . . .”b. “and a smile / And eloquence of beauty . . .”c. “The all-beholding sun shall see no more . . .”d. “nor yet in the cold ground . . .”

In the second half of the poem, death is described as a(n) —a. artificial process that lacks realityb. natural process for everyone who ever livedc. brutal wrenching from loved onesd. vicious betrayal of our expectations

The mood of The Pit and the Pendulum is best described as-

What might explain how the candles seem to change shape from “slender angels” to “meaningless spectres”?a. The candles are magical and can change shape.b. The narrator is hallucinating or has been druggedc. Inquisitors have changed the candles.d. The candles are imaginary.

You can infer that the narrator is frightened about being in the dark because —a. he has always been afraid of the darkb. he knows exactly what torture awaits himc. the unseen is more terrifying than the seend. he can hear the bats and rats but not see them

What fate does the narrator think awaits him?a. Starvation

b. Public execution

c. The torture of his familyd.e. . Many months in the

dungeon

When the narrator is sentenced to die, the authorities provide him with food because they —a. feel very sorry for himb. left the food there by mistake

c. plan more punishments before he diesd. always feed their prisoners until the end

Romanticism celebrated all of the following except —a. the future growth of

industryb. imagination over

sciencec. feeling over reasond. nature over civilization

A group of Romantics called the Transcendentalists believed that —a. America was destined to conquer the worldb. everything in the physical world is a reflection of the Divine Soulc. true art could only be created by Americans on American soild. art was the best way to bring about social change

Which of the following is an opinion held by the American Romantic writers?a. Cities are centers of corruption and ugliness.b. European literature has no traditions worth considering.c. Westward expansion is dangerous.

d. Ordinary readers do not appreciate Romantic ideals.

The American Romantic poets until William Cullen Bryant —a. used typically English themes and formsb. created a uniquely “American” voicec. emphasized sophisticated real-life figuresd. valued logic over emotion

The Dark Romantics explored —a. the reasons for the decay of European society and growth of American societyb. the civilization of the Gothsc. the psychological effects of sin and guilt as well as the conflict between good and evild. lessons to be drawn from traditional religions