Emerson and Thoreau Study Guide
Write answers on notebook paper.
1. Page 360 - What is Transcendentalism?
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List characteristics/beliefs of Transcendentalism. (at least three)
Name four Transcendentalists.
Name two people who adopted the Transcendentalists’ ideas in more modern times.
Read the essay on 362 about Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Define the following:
a. Metaphor
b. Synecdoche
c. Imagery
7. Study vocabulary on 364.
8. List 3 important facts about Emerson (365).
9. On pages 366 – 371, read Emerson’s works.
a. Answer questions on page 368, #1 – 3.
b. How does a person’s mood affect his view of nature?
c. Answer question on page 370, #1 -4.
d. Choose an aphorism from “Self-Reliance” and create a “bumper sticker.”
Neatness, creativity, and correctness count!
e. Answer question 1 - 3 on page 371 about “Concord Hymn.”
f. On page 372, answer #1 – 5.
10. Page 376 - Define the following:
a. Tone
b. analogy
11. Study vocabulary on 376.
12. List 5 important facts about Henry David Thoreau (377).
13. On pages 378 – 389, read Thoreau’s works.
a. Answer question 1 – 4 on page 387.
b. What is Thoreau’s mantra?
c. Answer questions 2 and 8 on page 390.
d. Why did Thoreau leave Walden Pond?
e. What is the lesson from the “bug in the table” story?
f. Choose and write one wise saying from Walden. Explain it. Explain why it is
meaningful to you.
g. Answer questions 1 - 3 on 389.
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