Fireside Poets

Question 1

Based on the essay’s central ideas, what is Emerson trying to convince the reader to think or do?Check all of the boxes that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

go out into nature and commune with the divine; experience real solitude to truly perceive nature; realize that individuals are meant to learn from nature and transcend it; think of nature as a symbol of the divine

Question 2

Which of the following may be used as counterarguments against the argument that nature can repair all things? Check all of the boxes that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The death of a loved one is a disaster that nature cannot heal.; Individuals can have reason and faith anywhere – not just in the woods.; Being blind is not a deterrent to communing with the divine.

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