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“Nature” Emerson

“Self-Reliance” Emerson and

Walden Thoreau

WaldenThoreau

“Civil Disobedience”

Thoreau

Walt Whitman

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Question 1 – 10“Nature”

•What is the meaning of the quote, "In the woods is perpetual youth?"

Answer 1 – 10

People feel refreshed and young in the woods.

Question 1 – 20“Nature”

•What is the meaning of the quote, "Nature always wears the colors of the spirit?"

Answer 1 – 20

• A person's mood affects his or her view of the world.

Question 1 – 30“Nature”

•What is the meaning of the following metaphor: “In good health, the air is a cordial of incredible virtue?”

Answer 1 – 30

When one is in good mental health, the air itself is a delicious and healthy drink.

(You can enjoy life)

Question 1 - 40

• How does Emerson view nature?

Answer 1 – 40

Nature can inspire the human spirit.

Question 1 - 50

• In “Nature,” what does it mean when Emerson states that in the woods, he becomes a part of something larger than himself, for the Universal Being flows through him and connects him to God through nature. He becomes a “transparent eyeball ” and all his “mean ego vanishes?”

Answer 1 – 50

Human kind is connected with nature and we shed off the titles and constraints of society while we are in nature.

Question 2 - 10

•What is the theme of “Self-Reliance?”

Answer 2 – 10

You should rely on your individuality rather than follow

in the footsteps of others.

Question 2 - 20

What is the metaphor is the statement, “society is a joint-stock company?”

Answer 2 – 20

Citizens must submit to conformity and surrender of

liberty in order to gain resources.

Question 2 - 30

•Why does Emerson allude to individuals such as Socrates, Jesus, and Galileo in "Self-Reliance"?

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Answer 2 – 30

To show these individuals were misunderstood in their time and

to inspire readers through the example of their struggles

Question 2 - 40

• At the beginning of the selection from Walden, what does Thoreau allow himself to do through his imagination and which transcendental principle is this an example of?

Answer 2 – 40

Buy all the farms in his area – Imagination

Question 2 - 50

•What is a regular element of Thoreau's style in Walden?

Answer 2 – 50

To expand on personal experiences

Question 3 - 10

• Which of Thoreau's philosophical assumptions is found in this passage from Walden, “Our life is frittered away by detail. An honest man has hardly need to count more than his ten fingers, or in extreme cases he may add his ten toes, and lump the rest?”

Answer 3 – 10

Simplicity

Question 3 - 20

• Which element of Thoreau's style is shown in these passages from Walden,

• “Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity! I say, let your affairs be as two or three, and not a hundred or a thousand …. Simplify, simplify. Instead of three meals a day, if it be necessary eat but one; instead of a hundred dishes, five ….?”

Answer 3 – 20

Repeating main ideas

Question 3 - 30

• What message does Thoreau hope to convey with his anecdote of the strong and beautiful bug in the conclusion of Walden?

Answer 3 – 30

We may feel lifeless in this life, but when we find our passion and purpose, it can give rise to

new life.

Question 3 - 40

•What is the theme of Walden?

Answer 3 – 40

Live a life of simplicity and not a life where we are so busy with

full schedules.

Question 3 - 50

•What does Thoreau hope to convey with the description of the path his feet had worn to the pond within a week?

Answer 3 – 50

How easily humans succumb to routine and conformity

Question 4 - 10

•What does Thoreau call for, in terms of government, at the conclusion of this selection from "Civil Disobedience"?

Answer 4 – 10

A better government

Question 4 - 20

•What is the theme of “Civil Disobedience?”

Answer 4 – 20

The ability of people to govern themselves – Self-Reliance

Question 4 - 30

• Thoreau wrote “Civil Disobedience” in response to which event?

Answer 4 – 30

Being jailed for not paying taxes – did not believe in the

war in Mexico

Question 4 - 40

What is Thoreau’s tone towards the war in Mexico?

Answer 4 – 40

Critical

Question 4 - 50

Wild Card - Quote

Answer 4 – 50

Question 5 - 10

• List four components of Walt Whitman’s writing style.

Answer 5 – 10

Free VerseLong Lines

Catalogs (lists)Cadence

Question 5 - 20

• How does Whitman support his idea that, "The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem?"

Answer 5 – 20

America learning from past mistakes and making a new,

individual identity for the nation

Question 5 - 30

Who is represented in “I Hear America Singing?”

Who is not represented?

Answer 5 – 30

Common laborersAfrican Americans

Question 5 - 40

What kind transitions is Langston Hughes portraying for African Americans in “I, Too, Sing America?”

Answer 5 – 40

Slavery – Freedom/Desegregation

Question 5 - 50

What is the tone of “I, Too, Sing America?”

Answer 5 – 50

Proud - Confident