1) Be able to list and discuss the differences between Romanticism and Realism (reread 517-523).
Realism is representation without idealization. Romanticism represents themes through myths and love.
2) Be able to discuss a theme from "Song of Myself" backed up with specifics from the text, and explain how the form of the poem fits the theme.
Identity: The name of the poem itself is "Song of Myself"
3) Be able to analysis the imagery of one of the following Dickinson poems: "Because I could not stop for Death", "My life closed twice before its close-", or "I heard a Fly buzz when I died-".  What do the images mean, what theme do they reinforce?
Because I could not stop for death imagery= Life passing, being dead for a long time and watching life pass by.
My life closed twice before its close= This is referring to two cataclysmic events before the end of her life.
I heard a FLy buzz when I died=This is referring to death in the view of the family around the dying person. The person is peaceful throughout and upon his/her death a fly is spotted. The fly gives a gruesome image and mirrors the thoughts of the family.
4) Be able to discuss Lincoln's purpose in "The Gettysburg Address" and his "Second Inaugural Address".  Give a summary of the "Emancipation Proclamation" and how its form reinforces it idea.
Gettysburg: A renewal of hope to a people.
Second Inaugural Address= A sort of wrath from god. A divine retribution to be exact that was caused by the conflict of slavery. Apparently god sorted things out by bringing a war.
5) Huckleberry Finn (chapters 1-8).  Relate a main theme to these chapters and give specifics to explain the theme.  Be able to answer the study questions related to chapters 1-8.  Summarize episodes 1 and 2.
Freedom; Huck sneaks out to hang out with Tom Sawyer and the gang which is why the first episode of the book is title "Tom Sawyer's gang". He also  is taken by his pap to live in a secluded cabin which is much different than the fancy house he had been living in with Ms. Watson. He feels the freedom but is hindered by pap's drunken assaults. Huck escapes, fakes his death, and also runs into Jim, a slave. Jim is also experiencing freedom, like Huck, and follows him.