Question

Match the letter of the author with his or her description. Not all letters will be used.

A. Nathaniel Hawthorne
B. Edgar Allan Poe
C. Herman Melville
D. Henry David Thoreau
E. Ralph Waldo Emerson
F. Walt Whitman
1. My transcendentalist world view is evident in my journal, Walden.
2. I am hailed the Father of Free Verse.
3. The following passage exemplifies my writing style:

"The sexton stood in the porch of Milford meeting-house, pulling busily at the bell-rope. The old people of the village came stooping along the street. Children, with bright faces,

Answer 1

The correct answers are:

1- Henry David Thoreau (D)

Thoreau was a leading transcendalist and was known for his book "Walden." This was a journal in which he reflected upon living in natural surroundings.

2- Walt Whitman (F)

Whitman was widely considered the American father of free verse. This style refers to leaving behind the traditional meter for poems, and used a more irregular one.

3- Nathaniel Hawthorne (A)

This passage belongs to the short story "Young Goodman Brown," one of Hawthorne's short stories, which was published in 1835.

Answer 2

The correct answers are: 1.D , 2. F and 3. A.