I am the man who wrote and delivered this famous sermon.
Jonathon Edwards
100
I am the word which means to be illuminated with knowledge.
What is "enlightenment."
100
This piece of punctutation is needed before listing items.
What is a colon.
200
Poe is famous for developing this literary genre
What is the Gothic American Short Story
200
I am the author of The Scarlet Letter.
Who is Nathaniel Hawthorne.
200
This sermon portrayed me as being angry with mankind and wanting to frighten people into having faith.
Who is God (of the Puritans).
200
Although Puritans believed that all power came from God, I am the name for the source of power according to Rationalists.
Who is the ability to reason.
200
I am the name for the kind of special form used when writers are constructing a list for a thesis statement.
What is parallel construction.
300
In this short story by Poe the reader encounters a symbolic split, sometimes called a crack or a fissure
What is Fall of The House of Usher
300
This is the literary time period about which Scarlet Letter was written; not the period of time when it was written.
What is Age of Planters and Puritans (1600's);
NOT Age of Romance (1800's).
300
I was the first female poet in the colonies.
Who is Anne Bradstreet.
300
I was a former slave who wrote descriptive poetry about people like George Washington using English style of rhymed couplets.
Who is Phyllis Wheatley.
300
This punctation can correct a run-on sentence, without making it into two seperate sentences.
What is a semicolon.
400
This literary element gives the reader a very real sense of the mood and tone of his writing
What is the setting?
400
This is the way Puritan communities felt it was appropriate to encourage moral behavior within their communities; it is a kind of punishment.
What is public shaming and sometimes hanging.
400
My poems portrayed God as having this emotion toward mankind. I wanted people to know God cared about their concerns.
What is loving and kind.
400
I am the patriot who gave a famous speech at the Virginia Convention in which you might find these words, " Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death."
Who was Patrick Henry.
400
Use this rule when determining whether or not a compund sentence needs a comma.
What is if both parts of the sentence can stand on their own (both are complete sentences).
500
This is the literary time period are Poe's Gothic writings included.
What is Age of Romanticism
500
I am the most common theme among Early colonial literature during the Period of Planters and Puritans.
What is religious life.
500
This is the name for literature which sounds so historically accurate that it is almost real.
What is Historical Fiction.
500
I am the writer who believed that the new colonists had good ideas about citizens rights (unlike King George); I wrote letters that made others want to relocate to the colonies. (Hint: I influenced Thomas Jefferson and James Fennimore Cooper.)
Who is Crevecoeur.
500
This piece of punctuation is used when writing the title of a novel.