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19 English 11A (The Romantic Americans) 1.What motive did Brom Van Brunt have to get rid of Ichabod Crane?ANS Ichabod was courting Katrina, the girl Brom wanted to marry.
2.Which was the strongest influence on Washington Irving's writing?ANS Euro- pean Romanticism 3.How do Irving's words portray Brom?ANS Aggressive but playful 4.How is Ichabod's fear of the supernatural significant to the story's plot?ANS It makes Ichabod an easy target for Brom's mischief.
5.What typical Romantic figure does Ichabod best represent?ANS the worldly but unwise city person 6.In general, how does Irving characterize the people of Sleepy Hollow?ANS Sim- ple 7.Why did Brom Van Brunt want to chase away Ichabod Crane?ANS They both were in love with the same girl.
8.What is the main effect of comparing Ichabod to a lion lying down with a lamb? 1 / 3
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19 ANS Ironic 9.Which aspect of European culture strongly influenced Washington Irving's writing?ANS Folktales 10.Which character does Irving describe as "thriving, contented, liberal-heart- ed"?ANS Farmer Van Tassel 11.What aspect of the Romantic view made it likely for its authors to be against slavery?ANS Compassion for the innocent 12.What do "The Chambered Nautilus" and "The Trailing Arbutus" both have to say about nature?ANS Nature can reflect or reveal spiritual insights 13.In what way were the Fireside Poets Romantic poets?ANS They expressed an ideal view of nature 14.What kinds of lives were the Fireside Poets least likely to celebrate?ANS so- phisticated lives of wealthy industrialists 15.Why were the poems of the Fireside Poets so easy to memorize and recite? 2 / 3
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19 ANS They used traditional meter and rhyme schemes.
16.What theme is common to "The Chambered Nautilus" and "The Trailing Arbutus"?ANS Nature can reveal spiritual truths 17.What kinds of lives were the Fireside Poets most likely to celebrate?ANS sim- ple lives of farmers and other workers 18.What elements of form helped make the poems of the Fireside Poets memorable?ANS Regular meter and rhyme 19.What cause did some of the Fireside Poets support?ANS Abolitionism 20.Which theme of the Fireside Poets reflected the Romantic tradition?ANS Ide- alized view of nature