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In “The Wild Honey Suckle” the honey suckle symbolizes

In “Because I Could Not Stop for Death” the speaker describes the

In “The Soul Selects Her Own Society” whose soul is the poet describing?

The Transcendentalists were likened to the Puritans in that both believed in an individual experience of God firsthand and both encouraged a close look inside one’s heart. However, for each of these similarities there were distinct differences to correspond to each. What are these differences between the Puritans and the Transcendentalists?

The narrator’s description of Lady Rowena

There are two PLO Writing Assignments in the course. 

Franklin learned to write forcefully and clearly by 

Explain how Anne Bradstreet and Edward Taylor are different in style, subject matter, and tone.  Be sure to talk about a selection by each author and address each poet in a separate paragraph.

The raven in “The Raven” speaks the word “nevermore” because it

According to Franklin’s autobiography at the time of his arrival in Philadelphia, Franklin may best be described as