Needing help not really good with these authors and such. Questions are in comments

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 as the Father of Free Verse.

3. The following passage exemplifies my writing style:
"The sexton stood in the porch of Milford meetinghouse, pulling busily at the bellrope. The
old people of the village came stooping along the street. Children, with bright faces, tripped
merrily beside their parents, or mimicked a graver gait, in the conscious dignity of their
Sunday clothes. Spruce bachelors looked sidelong at the pretty maidens, and fancied that the
Sabbath sunshine made them prettier than on week days. When the throng had mostly
streamed into the porch, the sexton began to toll the bell, keeping his eye on the Reverend Mr.
Hooper’s door. The first glimpse of the clergyman’s figure was the signal for the bell to cease
its summons."

4. The following passage exemplifies my writing style:
"A succession of loud and shrill screams, bursting suddenly from the throat of the chained
form, seemed to thrust me violently back. For a brief moment I hesitated—I trembled.
Unsheathing my rapier, I began to grope with it about the recess; but the thought of an instant
reassured me. I placed my hand upon the solid fabric of the catacombs, and felt satisfied. I
reapproached the wall; I replied to the yells of him who clamoured. I reechoed—I aided—I
surpassed them in volume and in strength. I did this, and the clamourer grew still."

Here is the correct collocation, I am pretty sure you will agree with me

1) My transcendentalist world view is evident in my journal, Walden. --- D. Henry David Thoreau

2) I am hailed as the Father of Free Verse. ---- F. Walt Whitman

3) A. Nathaniel Hawthorne

4) B. Edgar Allan Poe

Do hope you will find it helpful!

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clashspores clashspores · Answer 2 · 2019-02-07T04:05:41+01:00

The correct answers are:

1- D

Henry David Thoreau is one of the most important Transcendalist. He wrote "Civil Disobedience" which was based on the belief in the reliability of the human conscience that was a fundamental Transcendentalist principle.

We also published "Walden," a journal that told his experience living alone in a cabin in the woods of Massachusetts.

2- F

Walt Whitman is known as the father of free verse.

In his early 30s, Whitman decided to focus on his poetry and wrote "Leaves of Grass," a collection of poems using free verse.

3- A

We can see Nathaniel Hawthorne writing style in his long visual description of the scene.

4- B

This excerpt clearly showscases Poe's style. It creates a dark and gloomy tone through the word choice, which was characteristic of Poe's gothic writing. The placement -the catacombs- also add to the dreary tone.