Native American Literature
What literary technique is Edwards utilizing in the lines, "...the pit is prepared, the fire made ready, the furnace is now hot, ready to receive them."?
Imagery
Which single effect does the author help create with the following description: “...the decayed trees, and the gray wall, and the silent tarn”
gloom
The way Native Americans viewed the land (i.e., their attitude towards the land they lived off of)
What is respectfully/as something to care for and not own?
A new wave of religious enthusiasm began to rise thanks to preachers like Jonathan Edwards, what was this movement called?
The First Great Awakening
Which statement is the main idea of the following complex sentence? “‘Her decease,’ he said, with a bitterness which I can never forget, ‘would leave him (him, the hopeless and the frail) the last of the ancient race of the Ushers.’”
Roderick will be the last member of the Usher family after his sister dies
The definition of Archetype
What is a pattern that occurs over and over again in literature?
This type of literature had a fascination with the supernatural and has a dark side
romantic
Puritans looked for these in their daily lives and can be seen in their literature.
What are signs and symbols
In the 1700s there was a burst of intellectual energy taking place in Europe that came to be known as...?
The Enlightenment
Which of the following phrases from the passage best contribute to the gloomy mood? “Feeble gleams of encrimsoned light made their way through the trellised panes, and served to render sufficiently distinct the more prominent objects around the eye, however, struggled in vain to reach the remoter angles of the chamber, or the recesses of the vaulted and fretted ceiling.”
"feeble gleams of encrimsoned light"
This type of literature believed there was no seperation between the government, religion, literature, or society.
puritanism
In “The Fall of the House of Usher,” which details of the house's interior seem to reflect Usher’s appearance and the condition of his mind?”
Usher’s physical and mental deterioration is reflected in the gloomy darkness, lack of comfort, and old, worn-out possessions.
How is the title of the story symbolic?
"The Fall of the House of Usher" represents both the literal collapse of the house, as well as the end of the Usher family line.
What are the most common forms of Puritan writing?
diaries and historical documents and speeches
Puritans wrote in this style.
What is puritan plain style.
In “The Fall of the House of Usher,” which of the following is one of Roderick Usher’s disturbing ideas?
Usher believes that his house has awareness, like a living thing.
What is the theme of "Fall of the House of Usher"?
Isolating yourself from the world can cause mental problems.