Transcendentalism Study Guide
-When did transcendentalism first take place? What century?
-Where was it founded?
-Who were the main authors of transcendentalism? (Remember some of the
authors we looked at weren’t transcendentalists, but their writing reflected
transcendentalist ideals)
-Romanticism and Transcendentalism were in response to what conditions
before them?
-Who created the first real American literature?
-What was the main view of the author in “A Psalm of Life”
-Double check main ideas of “Self-Reliance” and think about when is a
nonconformist strongest?
-Attitudes or opinions of the speaker in “I Hear America Singing” and “I Sit
and Look Out”
-Remember NO PIE SON and what it stands for
-Know the definition of Civil Disobedience and historical contexts
Vocab: absolve
nonconformist
Catalog
aversion
predominate
expedient
bestowed
parallelism
aphorism
repetition
inexpedient
Types of Questions:
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vocabulary matching
quote matching with the piece it came from
multiple choice
short answer