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Famous Authors
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11th Grade
11/15/2009

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What group was Holmes a part of?
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Fireside Poets
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What caused a rift between Holmes and his son?
Definition
Junior believed he tried to make $ off of his hardships.
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What is the name of Holmes's most famous poem that saved a US ship>
Definition
Old Iron Sides.
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What was Holmes Primary occupation?
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Doctor/physician.
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What magazine did Holmes name?
Definition
Atlantic Monthly.
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Lowell was working in?
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Harvard, Spain, and England.
Term
The Bigalo paper is against ____?
Definition
political corruption?
Term
Lowell was _____ with his own work?
Definition
displeased
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Lowell's yankee dialect greatly influenced what author?
Definition
Mark Twain
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Lowell received a degree in ___ from Harvard?
Definition
Law (never practiced)
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What two types/genres of literary works did Emmerson produce?
Definition
essays and poems.
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Emmerson was the father of what style?
Definition
Transcendentalism.
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Rhodora was most clearly expressive of what genre?
Definition
Romanticism.
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Who of the fireside poets was the best friend of Emmerson?
Definition
Thoreau.
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What was Emmerson's most notable work?
Definition
Nature.
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Who was Thoreau's renowned poet friend?
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Emmerson
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What disease killed Thoreau?
Definition
TB
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What year was Thoreau born in?
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1817
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What philosophy is Thoreau known for?
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transcendentalism- spiritual over material, intuitive, and intellectual.
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One of Thoreau's most popular works are?
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Walden, Civil Disobedience.
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How many wives did Longfellow have?
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2
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What State did Longfellow grow up and and die in?
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Maine/
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How did Longfellow die?
Definition
abdominal infection
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What was Longfellow's poetic style?
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lyrical
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What was Longfellow's trademark?
Definition
his beard.
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What disease weakened Melville's eyesight?
Definition
scarlet fever
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What movement (genre) is he associated with?
Definition
skepticism, romanticism.
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What is Melville's best known work?
Definition
Moby Dick.
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What influenced Melville's first novel?
Definition
being stranded on an island.
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Who is Melville associated with?
Definition
Hawthorne
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What did Irving name his house?
Definition
Sunny Side Estates
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Irving is know as?
Definition
The Father of the American short story.
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Why didn't Irving ever marry?
Definition
His fiance died.
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Where did Irving get settings for his work?
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Terrytown NY
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What is Irving's most famous book?
Definition
Sleepy Hollow
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What was Bryants major work?
Definition
Thanatopsis
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Bryant was the first American poet to be recognized _____
Definition
internationally.
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What is the name of the group associated with Cooper Bryant and Irving?
Definition
Knickerbocker group
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What did Bryant do before he became an editor?
Definition
lawer
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What political career did Bryant have?
Definition
co-founder of a political party.
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