Part One: Explain the following terms in English.

1. Emily Dickinson

2. Walt Whitman

3. Robert Frost

4. Free verse

5. Romanticism

6. Rhyme Scheme

7. Aphorism

8. Metaphor

Part Two: Fill in the blanks.

1. Walt Whitman is “the father of _______”.

2. In ________________, the poet describe death as a kind man and life as a carriage ride.

3. American Modernism period is roughly from _______ to _______ .

4. American Transcendentalism or “New England Transcendentalism” or “American Renaissance”(1836---1855) was the first American _________.

5. An ________ is a short statement that express a true or wise idea.

Part Three: Answer the Questions

1. Give a brief analysis of The Road Not Taken.

2. Make an analysis on Because I Could Not Stop for Death .

3. What is the story behind the poem O Captain! My Captain ?

1. Ballad

2. Lyric

3. Narrative poem

4. Epic

5. Ode

6. Blank verse

7. Free verse

8. Image

9. Tone

10. Theme