Native American Literature
"The Earth on Turtle's Back" tells how something came to exist. What is it that grew on turtle's back?
The Earth
What was the purpose and audience for Of Plymouth Plantation?
to inspire the descendants of the Mayflower colonists with a record of their ancestors' faith and courage
Which of the following is NOT a type of speech?
A. sermon
B. address
c. fictional short story
d. political speech
fictional short story
What is direct and indirect characterization?
Direct characterization is when the author clearly states the characteristics of a character. Indirect characterization is when the author allows the reader to make inferences about the character's character based on behavior and interactions with other characters.
The stories to be told in "The Song of the Hiawatha" are taken from what sources?
Native American Legends
to find an all-water route to the Pacific
Based on the story "The Minister's Black Veil" and the time period (Puritans), what can you infer about how the people felt about God?
They fear God
Who wrote "The Fall of the House of Usher"?
Edgar Allan Poe
When Goodman Brown begins his journey, he is turning his back literally and figuratively on what?
his faith
What part of the natural world is explained by "When Grizzlies Walked Upright"?
How Indians came to be
Which element of Puritan Plain Style is most obvious in this statement? "Thy love is such I can in no way repay"
a simple, direct statement
What is parallelism in literature?
a literary device in which parts of the sentence are grammatically the same, or are similar in construction.
What type of characterization is the following:
"Passerby often heard her voice raised in arguments with her husband"
indirect characterization
What is the poem "Thanatopsis" about?
death
Who was the audience for Jefferson's Commission?
Meriwether Lewis
In "The Minister's Black Veil: A Parable," what does the word parable tell you about the story?
It teaches a lesson
Thinking about the house, its surroundings, and how Roderick Usher lived, what can you infer would be a central theme?
a person cut off from the world can fall prey to irrational fears and mental illness
Innocence and purity are symbolized by what in "Young Goodman Brown"?
Faith's pink ribbons
In The Navajo Origin Legend, the ears of corn are laid out facing east and west. What part of the natural world does this arrangement represent?
The rising and setting of the sun
What is inversion in poetry?
the syntactic reversal of the normal order of the words and phrases in a sentence
(emotion, logic, ethics, authority)
logic
Does the author use dialog or description in the following characterization?
"Seeing Old Scratch outside, Tom turned pale and his knees shook"
Indirect characterization: Description
What kind of ship is "Old Ironsides"?
a battleship
Who did Meriwether Lewis ask to help him with the commission from Thomas Jefferson (first and last name)?
William Clark
In "The Minister's Black Veil" what is the veil most likely symbolic of?
Secret sin
Which detail early in "The Fall of the House of Usher" most clearly foreshadows the story's ending?
the fissure on the house
What theme best describes the overall message of "Young Goodman Brown?"
all people are sinners and those who judge are hypocrites
Native American myths often used archetypes to convey messages. What are archetypes?
symbols, patterns, or character types that repeat across cultures
What is a highly elaborate or extended metaphor in which an unlikely, far-fetched, or strained comparison is made between two things.
conceit
What overall announcement does the Declaration of Independence make?
the colonists declare a separation from Great Britain
Based on Tom Walker's conversation with the Devil, which special-interest group of Irving's day does he strongly support?
abolitionists
Which of these qualities does Home's poem attribute to "Old Ironsides"?
a.ruthlessness
b. heroism
c. holiness
d. modesty
heroism
Who is the audience for Meriwether Lewis's "Crossing the Great Divide" (his journals)?
Thomas Jefferson and others
One meaning of Mr. Hooper's veil is that relationships between people are never completely clear. What can you infer about Elizabeth when she asks him to remove the veil?
She does not understand this essential truth
In "The Fall of the House of Usher," which word best describes the single effect created by the opening description of the house?
gloom
What is a theme of "The Man in the Black Suit"?
Good vs. evil
In terms of a governmental body, what do the roots of the Tree of Peace in The Iroquois Constitution symbolize to the Iroquois confederacy?
strength from unity
In the selection from Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, what is the author's main intention of his sermon?
to frighten his listeners into seeking salvation
"No gains without pains" is an example of what?
aphorism
What is Tom Walker's prime motivation in agreeing to the Devil's terms?
Greed
What is "The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls" about?
life and death
What conclusion can you draw form both "Commision of Meriwether Lewis" and "Crossing the Great Divide"? (Think in terms of the country)
Knowledge of the unknown region was crucial to the U.S.
What message about human nature is strongly conveyed by Elizabeth's nursing of Mr. Hooper on his deathbed?
Love for someone endures despite what that person does
How does Poe use setting to help his stories?
The setting is closely linked to the overall atmosphere, or mood
Who wrote "Young Goodman Brown" and "The Man in the Black Suit"? You must know both.
Nathaniel Hawthorne and Stephen King
The European explorers in America saw things unlike anything they had seen at home. Why were they thus most likely to write narratives about their experiences?
to describe their experiences to people at home
What is the main message of Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God?
Salvation is gained through Christ
An autobiographical account of a person's life as a slave is an example of what?
slave narrative
What is the main lesson of this story?
greed and mean-spiritedness lead to misery
According to the speaker in "Thanatopsis," what will happen to him after death?
In the passage from "Crossing the Great Divide," who is reunited at the river's edge?
Who wrote "The Minister's Black Veil"?
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Describe the two different meanings "The Fall of the House of Usher" has.
The literal falling the house and the end the Usher family line.
Name five similarities between "Young Goodman Brown" and "The Man in the Black Suit"?
The devil
devil lies about family
takes place in the woods
main character might be dreaming
affects the character throughout his life