American Literature Romanticism/Individualism

The pioneer of the American Short Story is..

Washington Irving

After Tom makes his deal with Old Scratch, his name is most probably recorded..

on a tree in the swamp

The one thing Tom refuses to do in making his deal with Old Scratch is

become a slave trader

What is an essential part of Emerson's definition of integrity?

Faithfully following one's conscience

In "Masque…," which of the following did Poe least intend the Red Death to represent as an allegory?

compassion

"The Devil and Tom walker" is..

about corruption, greed and hypocrisy. It also involves the supernatural

The sound of the ebony clock striking the hour makes the revelers feel..

anxious (important as it was hard to do/rare occurrence)

According to Emerson, to achieve greatness, one must possess..

individuality and self-trust

Edgar Allen Poe is known as the first writer of

Gothic Literature

Both Poe's parents were

actors

Poe was taken in by a wealth tobacco merchant named

John Henry Edgar

Thoreau says that the only obligation he has to assume is to

do what HE thinks is right

According to Emerson, what is the main source of greatness in a person?

one's individuality

Thoreau compares the government to

a machine

According to Thoreau, if people believe a law is unjust, they should

disobey the law and be willing to pay the penalty

The appearance of the Red Death in Prince Prospero's abbey is ironic in that

(abbey is a building(s) used for religious works/practices)

great precautions have been taken to keep it out of the abbey

Prince Prosper's name is ironic in that

he dies a horrible death

In the letter, "What is an American," Crevecoeur describes America by

comparing it to Europe

In the letter, "What is an American," Crevecoeur mainly emphasizes the idea of America as a land of:

opportunity

5 Tenets of Transcendentalism

Non-conformity

Self-Reliance

Importance of Nature (enlightenment; true self or God in nature)

Intuition > reasoning

Simplified life