Cstu 101 Chapter 1-24 (Liberty University) Study Guide Questions And Correct Answers

Personification {Ans: Also known as "anthropomorphism," personification is the attribution of human characteristics to an inanimate object or phenomenon.}Simile {Ans: In poetry, a figure of speech whereby two unlike objects are compared to each other with the word like or as, e.g., "My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun."}What sets Fireside Poets apart {Ans: First Group to Rival British Poets in Popularity Preferred Conventional Forms over innovation Victorian in Tone and Form}Allusion {Ans: A reference, often to a historical figure, myth, or artwork, that exists outside the literary work. Allusions to the Bible are common in Western literature.}Fireside Poets {Ans: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Oliver Wendell Holmes John Greenleaf Whittier James Russell Lowell}Emily Dickinson's poetry {Ans: Reflected the Emotions and Tensions in Small-Town New England}