Jayden Diaz- Assignment 14

1. Contemptible; wretched.
3. That makes abstract ideas more appealing and easier to grasp.
5. poet, essayist, and lecturer was a towering figure in the 19th-century literary world.
7. 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. Poem written by Henry David Thoreau.
11. A feeling of doubt, mistrust, or uncertainty.
12. To violate a command or law.
13. Advocated simple, mindful living and rejected a lifestyle dedicated to the pursuit of wealth.
16. A poem written by Ralph Waldo Emerson.
18. Acting with sudden or rash energy; hasty.
19. A poem about the day and the traveler.
25. To spread through every part of.
26. One who does not follow generally accepted beliefs, customs, or practices.
27. That creates vivid impressions for the reader.
29. The underlying message or the central idea of a work, which can be stated in one sentence.
30. Summarize each idea, note your reaction to it.

2. Suited to one’s needs or nature, agreeable.
4. Became a published poet, and at 15 he entered Bowdoin College in Maine where, he decided to devote his life to writing, become a professor.
6. An intellectual movement that emphasized the dignity of the individual and advocated a simple, mindful life.
8. Short accounts of personal incidents.
10. Thoreau wrote this essay to add his voice to the ongoing debate about a citizen’s responsibility to pay for a war he did not support.
14. In an unhurried and thoughtful manner.
15. Disturbance of the emotions; agitation; uneasiness.
17. Emphasized moral themes in work, were viewed as equals of British poets of the day, stressed individualism and an appreciation of nature, were committed to social reform.
20. A writer’s ideas, you must examine them carefully and then make judgments about their value.
21. A poem written by William Cullen Bryant.
22. In this poem, Emerson says the power to appreciate nature exists.
23. Attitude toward his or her subject.
24. Born in 1746 in Cummington, Massachusetts, Bryant began his writing career at an early age.
28. A poem written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.