Focused on the the relationship between human spirit and nature, the idea of self-reliance and individualism and the connectedness of all humans.
What is Transcendentalism?
100
When the a reader or audience knows something that the characters in a story or play do not.
What is Dramatic Irony?
100
A story of the Romantic era we studied written by Washington Irving.
What is "The Devil and Tom Walker"?
100
She dismissed Abigail Williams from her job at the Proctor household.
Who is Elizabeth?
100
To advise against something; to warn; to scold gently; to urge strongly
What is admonish?
200
Emphasized that God is the most important thing and believed in faith over reason.
What is Puritanism?
200
Ben Franklin's short little statements, much like bits of advice, one example of which is "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise."
What is an aphorism?
200
An account of Thoreau's two years spent living a simple life in the woods.
What is Walden?
200
In the town of Salem, most of the accusations of witchcraft are because of this.
What are revenge and land disputes?
200
Use of an indirect expression in place of one that is harsh
What is a euphemism?
300
Believed that human nature had an inclination toward sin. Believe that humans were both good and bad, disagreeing with the very optimistic views of Emerson and Thoreau.
What is Anti-Transcendentalism?
300
A story that has two levels of meaning--both a literal and symbolic meaning.
What is an allegory?
300
A famous speech of the Revolutionary Period given by Patrick Henry.
What is "Speech at the Virginia Convention"?
300
Parris fears that his ________ against Rebecca Nurse is not as strong as it is for the others.
What is evidence?
300
Rigidly controlled or enforced; severe; strict
What is stringent?
400
Featured politically based writings that found reason more important than faith.
What is the Revolutionary Period?
400
When an author refers to another piece of literature, often Greek mythology, to make a point in their own writing. In Walden, for example, when Thoreau refers to Atlas, a Greek Titan.
What is an allusion?
400
An Anti-Transcendental story, with tons of imagery, which is very dark in nature, written by Edgar Allan Poe.
What is "The Fall of the House of Usher"?
400
Elizabeth: "Pregnant! Are they mad? The woman's near to sixty!" This definition best matches the meaning of the word mad as it used in Elizabeth's reaction to the report that Goody Good is pregnant?
What is a mental disorder?
400
Permitting more than one interpretation; not clearly
What is ambiguous?
500
Writing with a mood of mystery and suspense. Includes elements of the supernatural. Emphasizes nature and symbolism. A period that also features the first American short stories.
What is Romanticism?
500
An object or idea that an author assigns with deeper meaning. The skeleton or mirror in "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" for example.
What is a symbol?
500
The author who wrote "Self-Reliance"--an essay strongly advocating the importance of the individual.
Who is Ralph Waldo Emerson?
500
Proctor knows the girls' behavior is not supernatural. He knows they are _______.