Thoreau was a poet as well as an essayist, and in Walden, he uses figurative language to express abstract concepts. Complete the chart by finding examples of such language. Use your completed chart to describe what you think Thoreau's use of figurative language adds to this essay.

Type of Figurative Language	Examples from Walden
metaphor	"Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in."
simile
personification

Choose the word from the word web that best completes each sentence. Consider what you know about the Latin root and the other word parts shown. If necessary, consult a dictionary.

Too much _____ noise can interfere with the quality of a recording.

Review the notes you recorded in your chart on the ideas and mood in each section of "Thanatopsis." Identify the central idea in each section, and explain how the poem's structure helps develop an overall message.

How might you add details to sentence 5 by using an adjective clause?

A The honeybee dutifully locates these food sources by remembering the color and scent of the flowers. B The honeybee locates these food sources by remembering the rich color and aromatic scent of the flowers. C The honeybee locates these food sources by remembering the color and scent of the flowers that provide the best pollen and nectar. D The honeybee locates these food sources by remembering the best pollen and nectar food sources and the color and scent of the flowers.

Recall that Fuller was in the Transcendental Club, and think about the ideals that this group embraced. Through her description of Miranda, what was Fuller saying about the traits a woman needed in order to transcend society's expectations? Restate Fuller's perspective in one or two sentences. Consider the following as you formulate your answer:

• Miranda's statement that women "are taught to learn their rule without, not to unfold it from within." (lines $43-44$ )
• The contrast between Miranda's upbringing and that of women "so overloaded with precepts by guardians... that their minds are impeded by doubts." (lines 50-52)

Review the concept map you created as you read. Based on this information, what does the black veil represent? Explain your answer.

Identify the appropriate base word for each of the following examples. Then write a sentence that demonstrates the meaning of each numbered word. Finally, use a dictionary to research the word’s origins. Did the spelling change as a result of the word’s history?

acclamation

The prefix ab- or per- occurs in each boldfaced word below. Use context clues and root and prefix meanings—or a dictionary, if necessary— to define each word.

His perfunctory effort to learn who had absconded with the money was unsuccessful.

Recall the summaries you wrote to help clarify each paragraph of the story. Which proved more difficult to understand, the events in the story or the descriptions that set the scene? Explain your answer.

Choose the word from the word web that best completes each sentence. Consider what you know about the Greek root and the other word parts shown. If necessary, consult a dictionary.

Parents are often able to _____ with their children’s problems and frustrations.

Review the elements of transcendentalism listed on page 361 . Then reexamine "Self-Reliance" and Nature, identifying key ideas that reflect each tenet of transcendentalism. Record your answer in a chart like the one shown.

$$\begin{array}{|l|l|} \hline \text { Element of Transcendentalism } & \text { Example from the Text } \\ \hline \text { Every individual is capable of } & \text { "Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity } \\ \text { discovering higher truths on his or her } \\ \text { own, through intuition } \end{array}$$

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How do the speaker and family in "Snowbound" respond to the storm? What do their responses suggest about their relationship to one another and to nature?

Consider the historical context of Thoreau's essays. Would it be easier or more difficult to practice his brand of nonconformity today? Consider the possible contemporary consequences of the following:

• refusing to pay a tax ("Civil Disobedience," lines 144-166)
• going to live alone in the woods (Walden, lines 1-37)
• celebrating or "cultivating" poverty (Walden, lines 198-230)

The "pitiless wave" in line 22 most likely symbolizes the

A passage of time $\mathrm{B}$ changing shoreline C force of a storm D speaker's thoughts