Literary Movements
What is Romanticism?
This movement emphasized the beauty of nature and emotional truth.
What is metaphor?
This device compares two things without using “like” or “as.”
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
He wrote The Raven and is known for his Gothic style.
The Raven
“Nevermore” is the haunting refrain in this famous poem.
What are creation myths?
This genre often used oral storytelling to explain the origins of the world.
What is Gothic?
This movement focused on dark themes like madness, death, and guilt.
What is alliteration?
This device repeats the same starting consonant sound.
Who is Anne Bradstreet?
She wrote poems reflecting Puritan faith.
Declaration of Independence
“All men are created equal” is a quote from this document.
What is “The World on the Turtle’s Back”?
This Native American story features animals helping to form the earth
What is Transcendentalism?
This movement believed that nature was a path to spiritual truth.
What is simile?
This describes something by comparing it with something else using “like” or “as.”
Who is Ralph Waldo Emerson?
He believed in self-reliance and nature’s spiritual power.
Henry David Thoreau
“That government is best which governs least” reflects the ideas of this writer.
What is Coyote?
This animal was blamed for the lack of buffalo in a Coyote myth.
What is Puritanism?
This was the first literary movement in the US.
What is imagery?
This is the use of descriptive language that appeals to the senses.
Who is Phillis Wheatley?
This African American poet wrote about liberty and religio
Walden
“The setting sun is reflected from the windows of the almshouse…” is from this book.
What are letters?
Early colonial narratives were usually written as ________ or journals.
What is Realism?
This movement aimed to depict real life as it is.
What is repetition?
This is the repeated use of a word or phrase.
Who is Abigail Adams?
This woman asked her husband to “remember the ladies.”
Patrick Henry
“Give me liberty or give me death!” was shouted by this patriot.
What is sacred?
Native myths often share similarities with Christian beliefs, such as the concept of a ________ tree.