Ben Franklin
Literary Devices
Longfellow
Poe
Miller
100
Ben Franklin wrote his autobiography during this time period
What is "Age of Reason?"
100
"The little waves, with their soft, white hands, Efface the footprints in the sands..."
What is "Personification?"
100
Longfellow wrote during this time period:
What is "Romanticism?"
100
Poe's style of writing was known as..
What is "Dark Romanticism?"
100
The name of Arthur Miller's second wife...
Who is Marilyn Monroe?
200
How many virtues did Ben Franklin try to achieve?
What is 13
200
"Dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream..."
What is "Alliteration?"
200
Longfellow was married how many times?
What is "Twice?"
200
What is the name of Poe's most famous poem?"
What is "The Raven?"
200
What was Senator McCarthy's senatorial committee created to try accused communists?
What is "House Un-American Activities?"
300
Why did Ben Franklin try to conquer these "virtues?"
What is "Moral Perfection?"
300
"suddenly their came a rapping, of someone gently tapping...."
What is "onomatopoeia?"
300
Longfellow wrote his poetry with stressed and unstressed syllables. This style of writing is called:
What is "meter?"
300
What is the symbolism of the raven in the poem?
What is darkness, fear?
300
Miller was best known for this play,
What is "Death of a Salesman?"
400
In "Autobiography, who was Ben running from to avoid a work contract?
Who is "his brother James?"
400
"Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation..."
What is "Allusion?"
400
What is the name of the "pause" in a line of poetry
What is "caesura?"
400
The rhyme scheme of the Raven is
What is ABCBBB ?
400
Miller wrote what play to represent the era of McCarthyism?
What is "The Crucible?"
500
What was the name of Ben Franklin's anonymous publication?
What is "Poor Richard's Almanac?"
500
we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters....
What is "simile?"
500
Who is Longfellow speaking of in his poem, "Cross of Snow?"
Who is, "His second wife Francis?"
500
Terror, horror, and supernatural figures is associated with this genre of writing....
What is "Gothic Fiction?"
500
This was a source of inspiration in Miller's writing
What is "The Great Depression?"
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