Semester 2 Exam - Romantic Poets

American Romantic writers rejected rationalism because they believed that

• logical thought was not possible

• scientific thinking had not yet been well developed

• scientific reasoning discouraged intuition and spontaneity

• the rationalist tradition had produced no worthwhile writers

American Romantic writers believe that poetry was

• a good form for describing momentous historical events

• an art that had been ignored by European writers

• an effective way to bring about social change

• the greatest example of the power of imagination

As literary models, American Romantic poets used

• ideas in the novels of American Romantics

• the experimental forms being created by young poets

• the rhythm and rhyme schemes of folk songs

• poems by established European Romantics

The American "Fireside Poets" are best known for their

• Comfortable subjects appealing to families

• Hot-headed, passionate ideas and messages

• Disdain for American subjects and settings

• Humorous approach to serious issues

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The title "Thanatopsis" means

• a vision or a way to see death

• the process of decaying

• a metamorphosis or transformation

• a feeling of well being or euphoria

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In "Thanatopsis", nature urges the poet to find comfort in the

• fact that he is young and death is far off

• knowledge that death joins us with all others

• promise of resurrection after death

• idea that he will be famous after he dies

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Which statement best summarizes the cycle described in "Thanatopsis"?

• the dead are replaced by the living, who in turn die

• the natural world is is constantly changing

• we move from cheerfulness to sorrow and back again

• nature speaks to us gently, then harshly

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"Thanatopsis" strongly suggests that human beings are

• the highest form of living things

• doomed to live in dread of death

• an ongoing part of the earth itself

• incapable of improving their lives

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Which facet of "Thanatopsis" makes it a good example of Romantic Poetry?

• The natural environment has provoked deep emotions and insights in the speaker.

• The poem is written in unrhymed lines and focuses on the supernatural

• The poet is absorbed in thoughts of dying

• The poet applies logic to human concerns about life and death

What can we conclude about the female subject of "The Cross of Snow"?

• She is one of the few childhood friends of the speaker

• She is a lonely person who is isolated from society

• She is remembered fondly and is deeply missed by the speaker

• She is very spiritual and in touch with nature

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