Honors English 3 | Romanticism/Transcendentalism/American Gothic | Review Sheet
Here is what we covered during this unit. I strongly suggest review the author biographies, literary terms, and selections as
you prepare for Monday’s (4/29) test.
Know the main ideas/beliefs of the following literary movements:
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The Early Romantics
The Fireside Poets
Transcendentalists
American Gothic
Know – writings, themes, significant life events, literary movement, and anything stressed during class – about the following
authors and poets:
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William Cullen Bryant
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Oliver Wendall Holmes
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Washington Irving
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Edgar Allan Poe
Henry David Thoreau
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Aphorism
Essay – types of essays, organization
Diction
Tone
Author’s purpose
Romantic hero
Be able to define and identify the literary terms:
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Satire
Imagery
Mood
Symbol
Figurative language
Anecdote
Literature: Main ideas/themes and their romantic/transcendental/gothic elements
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“Rip Van Winkle”
From Nature
“Self-Reliance”
From Walden – From Where I Lived and What I Lived For
“Civil Disobedience”
“Thanatopsis”
“The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls”
“Old Ironsides”
“The Minister’s Black Veil”
“The Masque of the Red Death”
And… The Catcher in the Rye –Although the novel falls under modern literature due to when it was published, but…how does
Holden reflect the ideas of the Early Romantics, Transcendentalists, and the “Brooding” Romantics?
Note: The test will include objective (multiple choice, matching, and/or true/false) and subjective (written extended response)
questions. It will also require you to read a new poem, as well as a non-fiction excerpt, and apply the skills learned during this
unit to answer comprehension questions and analysis questions.
Spring 2013