Famous Authors
What was the first American novel?
The Power of Sympathy
What is the time period of colonialis?
1600-1830
What is a rhyme?
Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison
What war happened in the 18th century?
Revolutionary War
What is alliteration?
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Who was known for their controversial accounts of Powhatan girl Pocahontas?
John Smith
What year did the colonies declare their independance and what was the date?
July 4th 1776
What is imagery?
visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
Who was an African American women who was enslaved later on becoming a poet?
Phillis Wheatley
What crops started to see a rise in the 1700s?
Tabacco, sugar, wheat ect
What is a juxtaposition?
the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
Who wrote The Tenth Muse?
Anne Bradstreet
Why did Americans want to expand westward?
to use California for trade, find new fertile farmlands, and fulfill the ideology of Manifest Destiny.
What the hell is a stanza?
A stanza is a set of lines that are grouped together in a poem. Stanzas are separated in order to divide and organize a poem.