Plots, Themes, and Settings
The conversation between characters.
What is dialogue?
This author wrote the speech titled "Liberty and Union."
Who is Daniel Webster?
"a blare of bugles" is an example of what literary term?
What is alliteration?
"They taught the nation fairness, Thrift, and the golden tongue."
"America Was Schoolmasters"
This insect came from Mexico and loves to eat cotton.
What is the boll weevil?
Written mostly through dialogue, this man tells the story of the notorious frog racer Jim Smiley and his many bets.
Who is Simon Wheeler?
This author wrote "A Creed for Americans," a long piece declaring what makes America American.
Who is Stephen Vincent Benet?
"The Mule" and "The Bumblebee" both use this literary device which misspells and misuses words for comedic effect.
What is cacography?
"Where the air is full of sunlight and the flag is full of starts."
"America for Me"
A dog we read about last week was named after this notorious American president.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
The arrangement of incidents or events divided into a beginning, middle, and end.
What is plot?
A frequent user of cacography, this author wrote both "The Bumblebee" and "The Mule"
Josh Billings
Like what is used in "They Have Yarns," this literary device is used to describe poetry that has no metrical pattern.
What is free verse?
"I shall not be there. I shall rise and pass. Bury my heart at Wounded Knee."
"American Names"
Jadyn used this "big brain" word to describe to migratory and feeding patterns of the boll weevil.
This country is the setting of all of the passages in both Unit 1 and 2.
What is the United States of America?
This author tells you "[His] Life Story," writting under a name that isn't actually his.
Who is Artemus Ward or Charles Browne.
This word is used to describe the correspondence of sound while this word is used to describe the regular recourrence of sounds? You answer must contain both words in the correct order.
What are rhyme and rhythm?
"The American is a new man, who acts upon new principles; he must therefore entertain new ideas and form new opinions."
"What Is an American?"
In the Greek, oxymoron literally translates into this seemingly contradictory phrase.
This humorist used was part Cherokee and often wrote on themes that reflected American life and the Wild West of Oklahoma.
Who is Will Rogers?
Responsible for pinning "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calavares County," this author was known for writting stories about life along the Mississippi River for the common people to relate to.
Who is Mark Twain or Samuel Clemens?
What is assonance?
"We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal."
The Declaration of Independence
This word is used to describe an author's fake name. Hint: Mark Twain is one.
What is a pseudonym?