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Transcendentalists

Transcendentalists Test

TermDefinition
paradox a statement that appears self- contradictory but reveals a kind of truth
examples of a paradox “All the truth in the world adds up to one big lie.” “The more I learn the less I know.”
figurative language words or phrases that describe things in terms of something else. –the opposite of literal.
examples of figurative language “If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.” “You are barking up the wrong tree.”
literal language words or phrases that describe something verbatim (as it is)
conformity following set rules, laws, or standards
essay a short piece of nonfiction prose in which the writer discusses some aspect of a subject
examples of essays we have read Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience” and Emerson’s “Self-Reliance”
free verse poetry that does not conform to regular meter or rhyme scheme
examples of free verse we have read Whitman’s “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer”
tone the attitude a writer takes toward the subject of a work, characters, or audience
mood the overall emotion created by a work of literature
symbolism when a person, place, thing, or event stands for something other than itself.
Transcendentalism the belief that people can rise above material things in life in order to gain inner peace. This philosophy stressed individualism, self-reliance, and nonconformity.
Created by: mellis1
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