Rigdon Nature Emerson SelfReliance Emerson and Walden Thoreau Walden Thoreau Civil Disobedience Thoreau Walt Whitman 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 ID: 479973
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“Nature” Emerson
“Self-Reliance” Emerson and
Walden Thoreau
Walden
Thoreau
“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?"Slide4
Answer 1 – 10
People feel refreshed and young in the woods.Slide5
Question 1 – 20“Nature”
What is the meaning of the quote,
"Nature always wears the colors of the spirit?"Slide6
Answer 1 – 20
A person's mood affects his or her view of
the world.Slide7
Question 1 – 30“Nature”
What is the meaning of the following metaphor: “
In
good health, the air is a cordial of incredible
virtue?”Slide8
Answer 1 – 30
When one is in good
mental health
, the air itself is a delicious and healthy drink
.
(You can enjoy life)Slide9
Question 1 - 40
How does Emerson view nature? Slide10
Answer 1 – 40
Nature can inspire the human spirit.Slide11
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?”Slide12
Answer 1 – 50
Human kind is connected with nature and we shed off the titles and constraints of society while we are in nature. Slide13
Question 2 - 10
What is the theme of “Self-Reliance?”Slide14
Answer 2 – 10
You should rely on your individuality rather than follow in the footsteps of others.Slide15
Question 2 - 20
What is the metaphor is the statement, “society is a joint-stock company?”Slide16
Answer 2 – 20
Citizens must submit to conformity
and surrender of liberty in order to gain
resources.Slide17
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 strugglesSlide19
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?
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Answer 2 – 40
B
uy
all the farms in his
area – Imagination Slide21
Question 2 - 50
What is a regular element of Thoreau's style in
Walden
?Slide22
Answer 2 – 50
T
o
expand on personal experiencesSlide23
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
?
”Slide24
Answer 3 – 10
SimplicitySlide25
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
….?”Slide26
Answer 3 – 20
Repeating main ideasSlide27
Question 3 - 30
What message does Thoreau hope to convey with his anecdote of the strong and beautiful bug in the conclusion of
Walden
?Slide28
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.Slide29
Question 3 - 40
What is the theme of
Walden
?Slide30
Answer 3 – 40
Live a life of simplicity and not a life where we are so busy with full schedules. Slide31
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?Slide32
Answer 3 – 50
How easily humans succumb to routine and conformity Slide33
Question 4 - 10
What does Thoreau call for, in terms of government, at the conclusion of this selection from "Civil Disobedience"?Slide34
Answer 4 – 10
A
better governmentSlide35
Question 4 - 20
What is the theme of “Civil Disobedience?”Slide36
Answer 4 – 20
T
he
ability of people to govern
themselves – Self-RelianceSlide37
Question 4 - 30
Thoreau wrote “Civil Disobedience” in response to which event? Slide38
Answer 4 – 30
Being jailed for not paying taxes – did not believe in the war in MexicoSlide39
Question 4 - 40
What is
Thoreau’s tone towards the war in Mexico? Slide40
Answer 4 – 40
CriticalSlide41
Question 4 - 50
Wild Card - QuoteSlide42
Answer 4 – 50 Slide43
Question 5 - 10
List four components of Walt Whitman’s writing style.Slide44
Answer 5 – 10
Free Verse
Long Lines
Catalogs (lists)
Cadence
Slide45
Question 5 - 20
How does Whitman support his idea that,
"The United States themselves are essentially the greatest
poem
?
"Slide46
Answer 5 – 20
America learning from past mistakes and making a new, individual identity for th
e nationSlide47
Question 5 - 30
Who is represented in “I Hear America Singing?”
Who is not represented?Slide48
Answer 5 – 30
Common laborers
African AmericansSlide49
Question 5 - 40
What kind transitions is Langston Hughes portraying for African Americans in “I, Too, Sing America?”Slide50
Answer 5 – 40
Slavery – Freedom/Desegregation Slide51
Question 5 - 50
What is the tone of “I, Too, Sing America?”Slide52
Answer 5 – 50
Proud
- Confident