Across
- 5. An intellectual movement that emphasized the dignity of the individual and advocated a simple, mindful life
- 6. Short accounts of personal incidents
- 7. To spread through every part of
- 9. Suited to one’s needs or nature; agreeable
- 15. It is about what a person leaves behind when the die
- 16. A writer that try to move people to be nonconformist
- 17. Disturbance of the emotions; agitation; uneasiness
- 18. To briefly restate Thoreau's main ideas
- 20. A poem that says to make the best time of your life
- 21. In an unhurried and thoughtful manner
- 22. One of America's most popular poets
- 25. Image that creates vivid impressions for the reader
- 26. Acting with sudden or rash energy; hasty
- 28. To violate a command or law
- 29. A poem about how and why Thoreau disconnected from the world
Down
- 1. One who does not follow generally accepted beliefs, customs, or practices
- 2. A new england writer, lead a group practicing transcendentalism
- 3. A poem about disobeying laws and why we should just follow our conscience
- 4. A philosophical and literary movement that emphasized living a simple life and celebrating the truth found in nature and in personal emotion and imagination
- 8. Contemptible; wretched
- 10. Examine writers' ideas carefully and then make judgments about their value
- 11. Group of New England poets whose work was morally uplifting and romantically engaging
- 12. Language that makes abstract ideas more appealing and easier to grasp
- 13. He wrote Thanatopis
- 14. A poem about the importance of nature
- 19. A poem about being a nonconformist
- 23. The underlying message or the central idea of a work
- 24. Writer's attitude toward his or her subject
- 27. A feeling of doubt,mistrust, or uncertainty
- 28. A poem about death