Terms
Writing intended to instruct
didacticism
Colonial literature reflected the interest and concerns of its writers, so early American writers wrote about ...
difficulty
Passing down of cultural knowledge by mouth from generation to generation
oral tradition
**Daily Double***True or False: Good Mind's four bags closely resemble the days of Creation
True
**Daily Double**What is the unexpected result of Captain Smith's capture?
Indians offer friendship and provisions
Word choice
diction
True or False: The primary purpose of literature in early America was entertainment
False
A type of writing that uses clarity, simplicity, and scarcity of elaborate figurative expression
plain style
What archetypes are found in this story?
the tree, the skywoman falling, the warring brothers
True or False:At different points in his life, John Smith was a soldier, a slave, and a pirate.
True
An authors attitude toward a subject
tone
Once the colonist were established, the subject matter of literature became predominantly...
religious
Personal preferences that inhibit one from seeing the potential value of others' judgements
bias
What substance did Good Mind use to create man?
clay/dirt
Rowlandson's captivity took place during what Indian War?
King Philip's War
**Daily Double***References to people, places, events, or works of literature
allusion
True or False:The main motive behind the early migrations to New England was religious
True
Mary Rowlandson's account of her Indian captivity was one of the most representative works of he 17th century in its portrayal of each of the following except...
the need to preach the gospel to the Indians
The interpretation of events, people, places, and ceremonies of the Old Testament as prefiguring New Testament realities.
typology
The end of the 18th century, most writers
a secular worldview
***Daily Double***A story that uses supernatural forces or beings to explain an aspect of life or the natural world and that was once held to be true by a culture.
myth
**Daily Double**In "How the World Began" who does the fire beast resemble?
Satan
Rowlandson's narrative
emphasizes the author's reliance on God's providence