PPT-Transcendentalism Poetry Project

Jordan Thomas and Diondra Lawson PreResearch Characteristics of Transcendentalism Nature Intuition Religion Idealism Selfreliance Nonconformity Living in the present Looking towards the future. Themes of Transcendentalism. N. onconformity. . Simplicity. . Self . reliance . . Importance of . nature. Importance of the . individual. Confidence. Into the Wild. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0_lp_PIYL0. How to Write a Quote Analysis. About writing a quote analysis…. How you probably feel right now…. How I want you to feel…. The Quote. “. Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.. Milton’s poetry consists of the moral & religious influences of Puritanism that are blended with the generous culture of the Renaissance. It falls into four periods: 1) the college period; 2) the Horton period; 3) period of his prose writings; & 4) period of his greatest poetic achievement. ‘Ode . “ It was a high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, always do what you are afraid to do.”. - Ralph Waldo Emerson. Transcendentalism. Emerson first expressed his philosophy in his essay “Nature”.. Poe, Irvin, Hawthorn, Emerson, . Thoreau. , Whitman, etc... Romanticism. A literary movement originally “invented” by European writers that was then adopted and popularized by American writers in the early 1800s. Transcend: to go beyond. What is transcendentalism?. Philosophy that began in the 1830’s . Mostly consisted of New Englanders (i.e. Transcendental . C. lub of Boston, headed by Ralph Waldo Emerson). Ideas of Transcendentalism. N. onconformity. . Simplicity. . Self . reliance . . Importance of . nature. Importance of the . individual. Confidence. Transcendental Ideas. in Music. There are many popular songs that express transcendental themes.. A 19. th. century literary and philosophical movement, based in New England, claiming that the individual conscience and intuition are key to finding truth, rather than the basic senses and logical reason.. Father of Transcendentalism . Famous Quotes. The only way to have a friend is to be one” . “To be great is to be misunderstood” . “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.” . and try to figure out what the term “transcendentalism” might mean.. With a partner, make . a . list on your board: . What . does a person have to . believe. in order to be a transcendentalist? . . i. n American Literature. 1800-1870. http://www.honors.uiuc.edu/eng255/lectures/12-13.html. Historical and Cultural Background. Write down the essential questions. :. What is the relationship between place and literature?. T. S. Eliot’s . “Love Song of J. Alfred . Prufrock. ”. Hamlet Act I. Develop and apply new poetry analysis skills. Understand key terms regarding poetic devices. Application of poetry explication skills. Gothic Literature movement. Dark Romanticism. A literary subgenre of Romantic Literature that emerged from the transcendental philosophical movement popular in nineteenth-century America.. Works in the dark romantic spirit were influenced by Transcendentalism, but did not entirely embrace the ideas of Transcendentalism. . Poetry Analysis Mrs. Belof Poetry Analysis Using the TP-CASTT Method What is TP CASTT? An acronym of steps used to analyze poetry. The results of TPCASTT can be used to write an essay. The TPCASTT process is comprised of 7 steps which should be completed in the order given.