Missionary work, it was God's will, people were curious, there was a low cost of living, and they wanted to escape social turmoil in England
100
What work of liturature started "the American dream"?
"New Land" from John Smith
100
"He, the blackbird, he am I, Bird beloved of the wild deer. Comes the deer to my singing. Comes the deer to my song, Comes the deer to my singing" What is a device used in this poem?
Parallelism, refrain, metaphor, and personification
200
Describe animism.
The belief that there is no separation between the physical and spiritual world and that all living things including the environment have spirits.
200
What was a common device used in advertisements for America?
Propaganda
200
What is the tone seen in Falconbridge's "An Account:"
"This becomes a fresh source of boils and disturbances and tends to render the condition of the poor captive wretches still more uncomfortable."
Falconbridge feels sorry for the slaves but he is factual.
200
"I rise, I rise, I, whose tread makes the earth to rumble. I rise, I rise,I, in whose thighs there is strength" What is a poetic device found in these lines?
Repetition, refrain, hyperbole, implied and extended metaphor
300
What is the goal of Native American poetry?
To paint a picture
300
What kind of people were attracted to the new land?
Young men
300
"And the white men had some [_] they put in the water, when they liked, in order to stop the vessel".
How did Equiano think the ship stopped?
He thought that the men used magic/spells.
300
"My feet restore for me. My limbs restore for me. My body restore for me. Mt mind restore for me. My voice restore for me. Today, take out your spell for me. Today, take away your spell for me". What are two poetic devices found in these lines?
Parallelism and antithesis
400
What are common elements of Native American poetry?
Repetition, personification, metaphors
400
What is a common tone of this era?
Persuasive (as seen in "New Land" from John Smith)
400
What are three things that Falconbridge and Equiano agree on about the slave ships?
The smell, harsh treatments, sickness in the lower deck, and the slaves wished for death.
400
"Over the blossoming corn, Over the virgin corn,Wild bees hum; Over the blossoming beans, Over the virgin beans, Wild bees hum". Name three poetic devices found in these line.
Onomatopoeia, personification, and repetition
500
How did most poetry get passed down?
Oral Tradition
500
What caused the end of the era?
The large immigration of Puritans.
500
What literary work is this quote from and what is the work promoting? "If he have any grain of faith or zeal in Religion, what can he do less hurtful to any, or more agreeable to God, than to seek to convert those poor Savages to know Christ?"
This quote is from John Smith's "New Land" and it is promoting Englishmen to convert the Indians to Christianity.
500
"In the beginning, Earth was covered with water. In Sky Land, there were people living as they do now on Earth. In the middle of that land was the great Sky Tree. All of the food which the people in that Sky Land ate came from the great tree". What is the theme of this work? What is the literary illusion?
The theme is that nature helps man. The work is a literary illusion to Genesis.