American Lit is Lit!
Told stories to explain natural phenomena.
Who are the Native Americans?
A group or clique within a larger group
What is a faction?
He wrote The Crucible
Who is Arthur Miller?
This rhetorical appeal involves persuading an audience with the speaker's or writer's credibility
What is ethos?
The root hypo-- means this
What is under?
Valued poetry above all other works of literature.
Who are the Romantics?
A Greek root meaning "one"
What is "mono"?
Thomas Putnam accused people of witchcraft in an effort to get more of this
What is land?
The fair and equal treatment of all people
What is egalitarianism?
The only way to avoid being hanged as a witch in Salem
What is confess?
This time period included the American Revolution
What is the Age of Reason?
Not influenced by personal preference; based on facts; unbiased
What is "objective"?
The witchcraft expert who supported the trials at first, but then changed his mind
Who is Reverend Hale?
The available means of persuasion
What is rhetoric?
A Greek root meaning "self"
What is "auto"?
The Age of Faith featured this type of government
What is Theocracy?
Completely against nature, reason, or common sense; absurd; foolish; senseless
What is "preposterous"?
John Proctor refused to do this to save his life
What is lie?
This rhetorical appeal involves persuading an audience through use of emotion
What is pathos?
A Latin root meaning "hear"
What is "audi"?
These writers focused on the tragic rather than the optimistic
Who are Dark Romantics?
Having mixed feelings about someone or something; being unable to choose between two courses of action
What is "ambivalent"?
This girl had an affair with Proctor and was the leader of the accusing girls
Who is Abigail?
What is logos?
An absent person or abstract concept is directly addressed
What is apostrophe?