11.)What is the name of the American literary movement that was most active in the 1830's and 1840's?
A.)Naturalism
B.)Realism
C.)Romanticism
D.)Transcendentalism***
D?
its D
Yes, the correct answer is D) Transcendentalism.
Transcendentalism was an American literary movement that was most active in the 1830s and 1840s. It emerged as a reaction against the prevailing intellectual and cultural movement of the time, which was rationalism and materialism. Transcendentalists believed in the inherent goodness of both people and nature and emphasized the individual's ability to connect with and transcend the limits of the physical world through intuition and knowledge gained from personal experiences.
To arrive at this answer, it is helpful to have some knowledge of American literary movements and their time periods. You can approach this question by eliminating the options that are not valid. For example, Naturalism and Realism were literary movements that emerged later, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Romanticism, on the other hand, emerged earlier, in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Therefore, the only valid option that matches the time period specified in the question is D) Transcendentalism.