In the stories to be told in "The Song of Hiawatha" are taken from what sources?
Native American Legends
What is the summary of the prologue to "The Song of Hiawatha"?
The prologue introduces traditional stories from Native American culture
How does the prologue's repetitive, instant meter set the mood for "The Song of Hiawatha"?
It echoes the rhythm of tom-toms, as at a powwow
According to the poet in "Thanatopsis," what will happen to his listeners after they die?
They will become part of the earth
What kind of ship is "Old Ironsides"?
A battleship
What does the term venerable mean?
Respect
What does efface mean?
Erase
Trochee
Stressed, unstressed
Trochaic tetrameter
8 syllables per line following the stressed unstressed pattern
Iamb
Unstressed, stressed
Iambic pentameter
10 syllables following the unstressed, stressed pattern
What time period did the fireside poets live?
1800s
What century did the fireside poets live?
19th century
Name the 5 fireside poets
1) Henry Wadsworh Longfellow 2) William Cullen Bryant 3) James Russell Lowell4) Oliver Wendell Holmes 5) John Greenleaf Whittier
What are some political movements they were involved in?
William: one of the founders of the Republican Party James & John: anti-slavery Oliver: father of supreme justice court
What is a meter?
The arrangement of stressed & unstressed syllables
What is a foot?
1 stressed & at least 1 unstressed syllable
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls" "The Song of Hiawatha"
William Cullen Bryant
"Thanatopsis"
Oliver Wendell Holmes
"Old Ironside"
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EMILY
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