Puritanism
Romanticism
Realism
Modernism/The Jazz Age
Lit. Terms
100
The Puritans wanted this type of society
Utopia, a perfect society
100
Romanitics looked for a higher truth by looking to this.
What is nature
100
Realism is the period of time during this war.
What is the Civil War
100
Modernism/ The Jazz Age took place in this decade
What is the 1920's
100
A person, place, or object that has a concrete meaning in itself and also stands for something beyond itself, such as an idea or feeling.
What is a symbol.
200
The Puritan's agenda was not political but ____________.
Religious
200
The American Fireside poets are best known for this
What is moral themes/appealing to families.
200
Realism is concerned with
What is the here and now
200
Modernist literature is usually written in this point of view.
What is limited. (The narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character)
200
The feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader.
What is mood.
300
The Puritans thought ____________ should be intermediaries between themselves and God.
What is no one.
300
Name one characteristic of the Romantic hero
What is unique What is bold What is brooding/eccentric
300
This is a particular subject matter of Realism
What is the middle class
300
This was the most conspicuous status symbol of the times.
What is a flashy, new automobile.
300
This is the repetition of consonatn sounds at the beginning of works (Example: Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before)
What is alliteration.
400
The Puritan's goal was to achieve one of these two things.
What is simplicity and purity
400
The American Gothics, or "Brooding" Romantics, included these elements in their works.
What is the exotic or the supernatural
400
Name one the story you read that is a work of Realism
What is "Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge"
400
This is the illegal smuggling and selling of alcohol/
What is prohibition.
400
This is a recurring object, concept, or structure in a work of literature.
What is a motif
500
Some Puritans wanted to reform the Church by simplicity, but others thought the Church was too ___________ to reform.
What is corrupt
500
Name two things the Transcendentalists believed in.
What is living a simple life What is a close relationship with nature What is stressed individualism and self-reliance What is intuition can lead to knowledge What is the inherent goodness of people
500
As opposed to Romanticism, Realists sought to portay life in this way
What is reality.
500
Until the beginning of the twentieth century, all of the following were part of the American dream EXCEPT a a. respect for the mysterious workings of the subconscious mind b. belief that the country’s abundance and bounty were limitless c. trust in the ultimate triumph of any self-reliant individual d. faith in America’s progress toward prosperity
A. respece for the mysterious workings of the subconcious ind.
500
This literary term is a work with two levels of meaning.
What is an allegory