Early American Literature
What were the Puritans trying to remove from the Church of England?
Roman Catholic practices
What belief system teaches that people can discover truth through reason?
The work of which poet that we studied primarily reflects a focus on dark themes like death, Unconventional punctuation, Modified rhyme and meter, and Elevated word choice? (This poet only dressed in white and was known as a recluse)
Emily Dickinson
When did the realistic novel develop?
After the Civil War
Which literary movement reacted against reason by emphasizing emotion and imagination?
Romanticism
Mary Rowlandson is remembered primarily for writing about what experience?
Her captivity by Native Americans
List one example of irony in "The Middle Passage"
Neither the Africans nor the white sailors see each other or treat each other as humans, but as devils or beasts
In The Minister’s Black Veil, what does the veil symbolize?
Secret sorrow & sin
What term describes losing hope & becoming cynical about the ability to make a difference in the world?
Disillusionment
In "The Masque of the Red Death," What does Prince Prospero believe will protect him?
Wealth and isolation
Anne Bradstreet holds what literary “first” in American history?
First published poet in what is now the United States
Which author believed hard work and ingenuity lead to self-improvement? He also met his wife while carrying a huge loaf of bread under each arm.
Benjamin Franklin
In Thoreau's Walden, what does it mean that life is "Frittered away by detail"?
People waste time on unimportant things
What did Fredrick Douglass believe enslaved people should do during the Civil War?
Fight for the Union
Which author we studied had an ancestor that was a judge in the Salem Witch Trials?
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Which personal event directly inspired one of Anne Bradstreet’s most famous poems?
Her house burning down
In Hamilton, why does Angelica not pursue a relationship with Hamilton?
She needs to marry rich, she sees that Alexander is primarily interested in her because of her status, and she sees that Eliza is already in love with him
Which Poet was a Civil War nurse?
Walt Whitman
What Biblical Story is commonly referenced symbolically in Sprirituals?
The Exodus
What is the element of "decay" in Gothic literature?
Something that was once great or good becoming worse over time, especially through physical crumbling, disease, or mental illness
According to Bradford, settlers coming from the Mayflower died mainly because of what three conditions?
Winter, disease, and lack of food
What major topic was removed from Jefferson’s original draft of that document?
Slavery
What phrase having to do with bones does Thoreau use to express that he wants to live fully & intentionally?
"Suck out all the marrow of life"
Which Spiritual uses Moses as a symbol of liberation?
Go down, Moses
Which of our texts marked a key moment in history inspiring the colonists to rebel against Britain, using the phrase "give me liberty or give me death"?
Patrick Henry's "Speech to the Virginia Convention"