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100
This person wrote "To My Dear and Loving Husband"
Who is Anne Bradstreet?
100
This rational/scientific type of writing became popular during which period?
What is Revolutionary Writers period?
100
Indian Captivity occurred because it was a result of this war:
What is the French and Indian War?
100
This woman was Poe's first true love:
Who is Elmira Royster?
100
This person wrote "To His Excellency General Washington"
Who is Phyllis Wheatly?
200
This author was upset about democracy in America and England
Who is Thomas Paine?
200
This type of writing was aimed at making major changes to society?
What is the Reformer authors?
200
Indian Captivity Literature was told mostly from this perspective:
What is a female voice/perspective?
200
Poe was known for being like this in his critiques and reviews of other author's works:
What is relentless, mean, or cruel?
200
British people felt this way about new American literature:
What is disgusted, thought it was lower class?
300
This author was a Transcendentalist who wrote about a "Transparent Eyeball"
Who is Ralph Waldo Emerson
300
This type of literature was "creepy" or "scary"
What is Gothic literature?
300
This ______ vs. _________ metaphor is used to describe the settlers vs. Indians:
What is good vs. evil?
300
Poe suffered the loss of many family members to this illness:
What is Tuberculosis?
300
This was one word that Native Americans added to the English language:
What is canoe, potato, moose, raccoon, or moccasin?
400
A Brahmin Poet, this author wrote a famous poem about the American Revolution:
Who is Henry Wadsworth Longfellow?
400
This movement focused on art as inspiration and metaphors:
What is Romanticism?
400
This word is used to describe when a captive was "rescued"
What is a ransom?
400
The publication of this poem finally made Poe famous:
What is "The Raven"?
400
This author wrote "On Walden Pond" or "Walden:"
Who is Henry David Thoreau?
500
This female author was a women's rights activist during the Romantic period:
Who is Margaret Fuller?
500
This is another name for the "Romantic Period"
What is the American Renaissance?
500
The trek to Canada is symbolic of this Biblical event?
What is the Israelites wandering in the desert?
500
This person published a very negative and false obituary of Poe after his death:
Who is Rufus Griswold?
500
This was the title of a work published for 200 years and translated into 4 different languages:
What is "A Briefe and True Report of the New-Found Land Virginia"?