Which of the following statements about "Transcendentlism" is correct?
A. It is the summit of American Romanticism.
B. It is also called as Romantic Idealism.
C. It refers to a literary, philosophical and artistic movement that flourished in New England from about 1800 to 1860.
D. The word "transcendental" comes from Kantian philosophy and means "whatever belongs to the intuitive thought."
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The transcendental ideas reflected in Walden include ______.
A. the importance of seeking for personal spiritual perfection
B. nature exerts a healthy and restorative influence on man's spiritual well-being
C. Modern civilization helps man make progress and move forward
D. the importance of self-reliance
What figures of speech are used in the following stanza from "To a waterfowl"?Whither, midst falling dew,While glow the heavens with the last steps of day,Far, through their rosy depths, dost thou pursueThy solitary way?
Alliteration
B. anastrophe
C. personification
D. metaphor
Which of the followings describe Edgar Allan Poe?
A. He was called as the "Tenth Muse" in American literature.
B. He is often regarded as the father of western decadent literature.
C. His stories are known for the Gothic elements involved.
D. He emphasized the unity of effect in literary creation.
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore-These two lines _____.
A. are from "The Raven"
B. build melancholy and gloomy atmosphere
C. use alliteration and internal rhyme
D. show the narrator "I" is reading some new and modern books