American Romantic Authors
"Thanatopsis" was written by which American Romantic author?
William Cullen Bryant
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Edgar Allan Poe
Emily Dickinson
Name the author of "The Devil and Tom Walker."
Washington Irving
Edgar Allan Poe
James Fenimore Cooper
William Cullen Bryant
Who wrote Gothic literature and added psychological elements to his stories?
Washington Irving
Bret Harte
Edgar Allan Poe
William Cullen Bryant
Choose the correct author of "The Fall of the House of Usher."
Edgar Allan Poe
Washington Irving
Bret Harte
James Fenimore Cooper
This author frequently wrote parodies.
Bret Harte
James Fenimore Cooper
Edgar Allan Poe
Emily Dickinson
Who was the author known for creating frontier adventure tales?
Bret Harte
James Fenimore Cooper
Washington Irving
Herman Melville
Name the author of "The Minister's Black Veil: A Parable."
Herman Melville
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Bret Harte
Emily Dickinson
Name the poet and writer of "Because I Could Not Stop for Death."
William Cullen Bryant
Emily Dickinson
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Washington Irving
This author wrote novels that were based on real experiences and did not gain initial acclaim for his novel about the white whale, Moby Dick.
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Bret Harte
Herman Melville
William Cullen Bryant
Which two authors became neighbors and learned from each other? Choose two.
Herman Melville
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Bret Harte
James Fenimore Cooper
Which author created the intellectual group titled The Bread and Cheese Club?
Bret Harte
Herman Melville
James Fenimore Cooper
William Cullen Bryant
Name the author who had inherited guilt from his family's role in the Salem Witch Trials and the persecution of Quakers.
James Fenimore Cooper
Herman Melville
Bret Harte
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Name the author of "The Black Cat" and "The Tell-Tale Heart."
Nathaniel Hawthorne
James Fenimore Cooper
Herman Melville
Edgar Allan Poe
This author drew inspiration from European folk heritage and folklore.
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Washington Irving
Emily Dickinson
William Cullen Bryant
The American Romantics used five characteristics in their writings. Choose all that apply.
Imagination/escapism
Sadness/despair
Individuality
Nature as a source of spirituality
Primarily based on European stories
Looking to the past for wisdom
Common man as the hero
Characters were from higher social classes
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