Literary Periods
This literary period believed all people are inherently good and nature will provide solitude and comfort for a corrupt society.
What is Transcendentalism?
Sayings such as "jumbo shrimp" or "big baby" are examples of what literary term?
What is an oxymoron?
a group of words without a noun or a verb
What is a phrase?
The central message of a work of literature that readers can apply to life.
What is theme?
War connected to "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
What is the Civil War?
Considered a literature of transition between the oral tradition including myths and legends which flourished before Europeans arrived.
What is Native American Literature?
A contrast between appearance and reality.
a. irony
b. imagery
What is irony?
This punctuation must be used with two independent clauses and a coordinating conjunction.
What is a comma?
The method a writer uses to reveal the personality of a character, either directly or indirectly.
What is characterization?
Writing that makes a claim, defends the claim and addresses a counterclaim.
What is argumentative?
"Crisis No. 1","Speech to the Second Virginia Convention" and the Declaration of Independence are examples from this literary period.
What is Colonialism?
Two contrasting circumstances that work together as one is called...
What is juxtaposition?
A formal paper should be double-spaced, 12 pt font, and include a combination of in-text citations and paraphrasing. What is this formatting called?
What is MLA Citation or MLA?
Writing or speech that tells a story.
What is narrative?
How many days is the American Lit EOC?
What are three days?
Authors like Poe, Hawthorne, and Melville were best known for their dark, supernatural tales.
What is Dark Romanticism or Gothic Literature?
A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
What is an allegory?
Her children like to swim, hike, and fish in the summers.
This is an example of...
What is parallel structure?
The beginning of a story that includes an introduction to the characters and the setting.
What is exposition?
What is the name of our head school principal?
Who is Mr. Keith Wright?
"An Occurrence and Owl Creek Bridge" and "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" by Mark Twain are examples of this type of literature demonstrating realistic characters and regions of the US.
What is Realism/Naturalism/Regionalism?
The other word for the denouement in plot.
What is resolution.
What is the main difference between a hyphen and a dash?
Hyphens are not separated by spaces, while a dash has a space on either side.
A brief account of an interesting event, either personal or factual.
a. anecdote
b. antidote
c. antithesis
What is an anecdote?
What is the date of the last day of school?
When is May 24th?