Week 4: Nature and Society 
Online Resources 
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Indigenous Survival and the American Wilderness 

Wampanoag Cultural Survival 
The indigenous "People of the Dawn" who greeted the Pilgrims still survive. 

Hudson River Valley School of Painting 
An introduction to America's first "school" of painters and examples of their works. 

Engineering the Hudson: The Creation of a Historic Landscape 
A fine academic paper exploring conflicting interests in the development of the Hudson River Valley. 

General Poetry Resources 

Poetry . . . A Pleasure of Words 
An overview of only the most basic terms of poetry analysis. 

A Glossary of Poetic Terms 
An excellent resource of essential terms for the study of poetry. 

A Handbook of Terms for Discussing Poetry 
A compilation of terms classified under "Figurative Language," "Language and Meaning," "Poetic Kinds and Genres," "Rhythm and Meter," and "Stanza and Verse Form." 

Interactive Quiz on Meter 
One of the finest sites for explaining and illustrating poetic meter. 

American Landscape by Thomas Cole
 
 

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