colonial/puritan
Gothic/romantic
Native American
Transcendental
Styles/themes
100

This author is known as the first published female poet in Colonial America.

Who is Anne bradstreet?

100

This author is famous for dark, mysterious, and eerie stories


Who is Edgar Allan Poe?

100

This author is known for writing about Native American identity and culture. 


Who is Leslie Marmon Silko

100

This author was a leader of the Transcendentalist movement.

Who is Ralph Waldo Emerson ?

100

This author was a major voice of the Harlem Renaissance.


who is Langston Hughes 

200

Bradstreet’s poetry often focused on this Puritan value involving faith and God.

What is religion?

200

Poe is often associated with this literary style focusing on fear and the supernatural.

What is Gothic literature?

200

Silko belongs to this Native American tribe.

What is the laguna pueblo

200

Transcendentalists believed individuals should trust this inner guide. 


what is intuition 

200

 Hughes’s writing often focused on this group’s experiences. 


What is african americans

300

This famous Bradstreet poem reflects on family and love.

What is “To My Dear and Loving Husband”?

300

In this poem, a narrator mourns the loss of Lenore.

What is “The Raven”?

300

This novel by Silko blends storytelling, myth, and modern life. 


what is ceromony

300

This Emerson essay encourages independence and nonconformity. 


what is self-reliance?

300

 This Hughes poem uses simple language to express racial pride.


what is i, too

400

Bradstreet lived in this colony after immigrating from England.


What is Massachusetts Bay Colony?

400

Poe helped develop this popular genre involving crime and investigation.

What is detective fiction?

400

 Silko’s writing often emphasizes the importance of this tradition.

what is oral story telling

400

Emerson believed nature was a pathway to understanding this.


what is spiritual truth?

400

Hughes often wrote using rhythms inspired by this type of music.
 


What is jazz

500

Bradstreet’s writing balanced deep religious devotion with this human emotion.

 What is personal love and emotion?

500

Poe died under mysterious circumstances in this year.

What is 1849?

500

 Silko’s work challenges Western ideas by valuing this worldview.

What is interconnectedness between people, nature, and history?

500

 Emerson influenced this fellow Transcendentalist and writer.

Who is Henry David Thoreau?

500

 Hughes believed poetry should reflect everyday life and be accessible to this audience.

what is the common people