A common theme in this peoples' writing is "Nature".
What are Native Americans?
100
Magazines and almanacs were most commonly published during this period.
What is the Revolutionary Period?
100
The Poor Richard's Almanack by this man, contained weather information, proverbs, and calendars.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
100
This man was an author, inventor, and a scientist during the Revolutionary period.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
100
DAILY DOUBLE: The author of "The Raven," who's style is haunting, suspenseful, and "Gothic."
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
200
Wrote song lyrics, and about hero tales and migration legends.
Who are Native Americans?
200
Contains: violent or macabre acts, grotesque characters, bleak or dismal setting, supernatural elements.
What is the Gothic Style?
200
This was a burst of creative activity by African-American writers during the 1920’s that celebrated their culture and heritage. It marked the first time that African American artists were taken seriously by the culture at large.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
200
The founding of Harvard College, the establishment of public schools in Massachusetts, and the installment of a printing press all took place to further this groups' educational system.
Who are the Puritans?
200
Folk songs developed by enslaved Africans
What are Spirituals?
300
Described bountiful wilderness and encounters with natives in their writing.
What are European explorers?
300
These people believe that truth can be found outside the senses.
What are Transcendentalists?
300
This focuses on evoking emotion and vivid mental associations through the presentation of concise, unadorned images
What is Imagism?
300
Often feature Biblical references and a call-and-response format
What are Spirituals?
300
This period moved away from the certainty of carefully crafted art and towards the process of creating and questioned the distinctions between high and low culture.
What is Postmodernism?
400
Their theory of literary style is: plain writing in which clear statement is the highest goal.
Who are Puritans?
400
Their writing was used to provide spiritual insight and instruction.
Who are Puritans?
400
This period sought to capture the essence of modern life by constructing their works out of fragments.
What is Modernism?
400
This period sought to portray life as faithfully and accurately as possible, and focused on ordinary people suffering the harsh realities of everyday life.
What is Realism?
400
This is a narrative technique that presents thoughts as if they were coming directly from a character’s mind
What is stream-of-consciousness?
500
The primary focus of writing during the Revolutionary period.
What is politics?
500
The characteristics of this period of literature are: nature, imagination, and fantasy.
What is Romanticism?
500
The Constitution and the Declaration of Independence were two important documents published during this period.
What is the Revolutionary Period?
500
This period sought to portray ordinary people’s lives, but suggested that environment, heredity and chance, or forces they could neither understand nor control, determined people’s fate
What is Naturalism?
500
These people omitted expositions, transitions, resolutions, and explanations, their meanings were implied rather than stated, and their poetry was free verse, rather than traditional forms and meter.