Unit 2: American Romanticism

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Across
  1. 1. Makes abstract ideas more appealing and easier to grasp.
  2. 4. Give a brief statement of the main points of (something).
  3. 8. The underlying message or the central idea of a work.
  4. 10. Low; contemptible; wretched.
  5. 13. To violate a command or law.
  6. 14. It’s an anecdote that describes how Thoreau moved to the middle of the forest to be connected only with himself and get rid of society.
  7. 15. It talks about death, but gives us as an example a traveler and the sea.
  8. 16. A philosophical and literary movement that emphasized living a simple life and celebrating the truth found in nature and in personal emotion and imagination.
  9. 17. To spread through every part of.
  10. 18. An intellectual movement that emphasized the dignity of the individual and advocated a simple, mindful life.
  11. 19. He is known as the father of American nature writing.
  12. 21. Examine the writer’s ideas carefully and then make judgments about their values.
  13. 22. Creates vivid impressions for the reader.
  14. 23. In an unhurried and thoughtful manner.
  15. 24. Attitude towards his or her subject.
  16. 25. A group of New England poets whose work was morally uplifting and romantically engaging.
  17. 26. Short accounts of personal incidents.
  18. 27. Suited to one’s needs or nature; agreeable.
  19. 28. One who does not follow generally accepted beliefs, customs, or practices.
Down
  1. 2. This poem talks about life, how it is hard and good but also that one day we are going to leave it.
  2. 3. Thoreau states in this poem that the good citizen is going to serve the state with his conscience.
  3. 5. It talks about the importance of following our own beliefs and intuitions.
  4. 6. Disturbance of the emotions; agitation; uneasiness.
  5. 7. Acting with sudden or rash energy; hasty.
  6. 9. Poem that helps everybody value and admire the beauty of nature and how we are composed of it.
  7. 11. It talks about death and it explains that death is a normal process and it’s not that scary like people think, we shouldn’t feel alone because there will be a line of people who will be with us.
  8. 12. A feeling of doubt, mistrust, or uncertainty.
  9. 14. He was the creator of “Thanatopsis” Longfellow The last name of the best known member of the Fireside poets group. Author of “A Psalm of Life”
  10. 20. Leader of the transcendentalist. Author of “Self-Reliance”