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English III – Romanticism & Transcendentalism – 100+ Q&A – Poe, Longfellow, Emerson, Thoreau, Fireside Poets

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This detailed exam study guide for English III explores major authors and ideas from the Romantic and Transcendentalist literary movements, featuring 100+ fully answered questions from texts and poems commonly included in curriculum units. It includes terminology, literary techniques, author analysis, and poem-specific interpretation questions. Key sections include: Literary Devices: Definitions and examples of satire, alliteration, consonance, rhyme schemes, internal rhyme, tone, metaphor, and imagery Edgar Allan Poe – The Raven: Symbolism, sanity vs. madness, grief, rhyme structure (ABCBBB), and Gothic tone Washington Irving, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Poe: Foundations of the American short story, themes of sin, guilt, death, and moral complexity Fireside Poets: Biographies and literary contributions of Bryant, Longfellow, Whittier, Holmes, and Lowell, including works like Snow-Bound, Paul Revere’s Ride, and Old Ironsides Longfellow’s “A Psalm of Life”: Optimism, metaphors of life as battle, legacy, and Biblical allusion Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “Self-Reliance”: Individualism, non-conformity, self-trust, genius, and societal critique Henry David Thoreau’s “Walden”: Simplicity, nature, anti-materialism, metaphorical epigrams, and Transcendentalist lifestyle choices This guide is ideal for: Students in English III, Honors American Literature, or AP English Language Learners preparing for unit exams, literary analysis essays, or midterm assessments Study groups reviewing Romanticism, Transcendentalism, and American literary philosophy Keywords: The Raven, Edgar Allan Poe, Romanticism, Transcendentalism, Fireside Poets, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Self-Reliance, Walden, satire, consonance, alliteration, narrative poetry, Gothic, tone, A Psalm of Life, symbolism, imagery, metaphors, individualism, nonconformity, short stories, American literature, literary devices

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English III Romanticism – Messina 2026
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a literary technique which ridicules or criticizes individuals, ideas,

institutions, social conventions, or other works of art or literature in order to

bring about reform. The tone may be humorous, tolerant, or even angry

and bitter. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔satire


the repetition of the same or similar final constant sounds on accented

syllables or in important words. Example: "nodded nearly napping" - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔consonance

,the repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are

close together. Example: "But the sea, the sea in the darkness calls" - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔alliteration


The use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning.

Example: buzz - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔onomatopoeia


Rhyme that occurs within a line of poetry or within consecutive lines.

Example: "once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and

weary" - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔internal rhyme


refers to rhyming words at the end of lines - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔end rhyme


the repetition of vowel sounds in accented syllables and all succeeding

syllables; Example from the Raven: ABCBBB - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔rhyme

scheme


The Raven - What type of poem is The Raven? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Narrative


The Raven - With what is the raven generally associated? - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔Wisdom and Prophecy


The Raven - Who is Pallas? Why is the raven perched on her head? - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔The Greek goddess of Wisdom

, The Raven - What is meant by, "'Nevermore,' quoth the raven." He ask "will

I ever see Lenore again" & "will I ever be relieved from my pain and sorrow"

- 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔He will never see Lenore again


The Raven - Describe the setting. How does it affect the meaning of the

poem? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔December, it's dark; he's in a bad place


The Raven - What are the themes of this poem? Is he sane? Is he

dreaming? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Sorrow, despair, death, loneliness, madness


The Raven - What does the raven symbolize? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A spirit of

darkness who the speaker is unable to what extricate himself

The Raven - What does the speaker see when he gazes into the darkness?

- 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔nothing


The Raven - Describe the speaker. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Melancholy person

trying to forget a tragedy

The Raven - What the speaker's first response to the bird's appearance? -

🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Questions


The Raven - Why does the narrator believe the raven says "nevermore"? -

🧠 ANSWER ✔✔because the ravens former master was an unhappy person


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