Early American Voices
He warned his congregation that "the bow of God’s wrath is bent."
Jonathan Edwards
He famously wrote, "Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."
Benjamin Franklin
In "The Black Cat," this narrator's alcohol-induced rage is referred to by this name.
The Spirit of Perverseness
Ralph Waldo Emerson's essay of this name is considered the "Declaration of Intellectual Independence" for America.
Nature
This object at the end of Daisy’s dock represents Gatsby’s "unbelievable future."
The green light
In "The Story of an Hour," Louise Mallard repeats this word after hearing of her husband's death.
Free!
In The Crisis No. 1, Paine’s appeal to the audience’s sense of duty and patriotism is an example of this rhetorical pillar.
Pathos (emotional appeal)
Jonathan Edwards used this specific insect metaphor to show God's restraint.
A spider (dangling over a fire)
Thomas Paine used these two terms to describe those who quit when things get hard.
What are the Summer Soldier and the Sunshine Patriot?
This literary movement focuses on the shadows, evil, and the irrational side of the human mind.
Dark Romanticism or Gothicism
Henry David Thoreau moved to this location to "live deliberately" and "front only the essential facts of life."
Walden Pond
He is the narrator of The Great Gatsby and the only one who truly knows the whole story.
Nick Carraway
This medical practice of forced isolation is what drove the narrator of "The Yellow Wallpaper" mad.
The Rest Cure
The "Rest Cure" in Gilman's work serves as a critique of this—the social expectation that women remain in the private, domestic sphere.
Gender Roles
This is the primary emotional appeal used in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.
Fear (Pathos)
These short, witty sayings by Ben Franklin offer life advice and moral lessons.
Aphorisms
In Poe's story, the narrator's crime is discovered because this animal is trapped behind a wall.
The Black Cat
In "Self-Reliance," Emerson famously states that "Whoso would be a man must be a" this.
A Nonconformist
This character in The Great Gatsby is a "professional golfer" and a pathological liar.
Jordan Baker
Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s narrator begins to see a woman trapped behind this.
The Yellow Wallpaper
When the narrator of "The Black Cat" says he is "above the weakness of seeking to establish a cause and an effect," he is revealing himself to be this type of narrator.
Unreliable Narrator
This author wrote a play about the Salem Witch Trials as an allegory for McCarthyism.
Arthur Miller
Thomas Paine wrote this series of pamphlets to boost the morale of George Washington's troops.
The Crisis
This author's work often deals with the "secret sin" and guilt of his Puritan ancestors.
Nathaniel Hawthorne
This is the specific amount of time Thoreau spent living in his cabin at Walden Pond.
Two years, two months, and two days
This "Valley" sits between West Egg and New York, representing the rot under the surface of wealth.
The Valley of Ashes
This author wrote "The Story of an Hour," which explores the hidden "joy" of a wife's independence.
Kate Chopin
In The Great Gatsby, the phrase "Old Sport" is a character-specific quirk used to project a specific image; this falls under this literary element.
Characterization
In The Crucible, John Proctor refuses to sign his name because it would destroy this.
His reputation/integrity
This period of history valued logic, science, and social progress over religious dogma.
The Enlightenment (or Age of Reason)
In "The Black Cat," the narrator’s house is destroyed by this shortly after he kills the cat.
A fire
Emerson describes himself as a "transparent" this, signifying his loss of ego and connection to the divine in nature.
Gatsby’s wealth was not "old money," but gained through this illegal activity.
Bootlegging
Both Gilman and Chopin’s stories critique this 19th-century institution for women.
Marriage
Using "like" or "as" to compare Gatsby's parties to "moths" among the whisperings and the champagne is an example of this.
A simile
This character in The Crucible is a tragic hero who chooses a "clean" name over a "dirty" life.
John Proctor
Thomas Paine compares the King of Britain to this kind of common criminal in The Crisis.
What is a highwayman (burgler)
Hawthorne’s ancestors were involved in this historical event, fueling his themes of inherited guilt.
The Salem Witch Trials
According to Thoreau in Walden, most men lead lives of "quiet" this.
Desperation
This billboard in the Valley of Ashes represents the "eyes of God" judging a godless society.
The Eyes of TJ Eckleberg (Optometrist Advertisement)
Mrs. Mallard has this physical ailment, which makes the news of her husband's "death" dangerous.
A heart condition
This term describes the shift in The Crucible where the audience knows Abigail is lying, but the judges on stage believe her.
Dramatic Irony
This is the specific "test" or container used to heat metal, which serves as the play's title.
The Crucible
In his aphorisms, Franklin writes that "Three may keep a secret, if two of them are" this.
Dead
What are the five I's of Gothicism?
Isolation, Imagination, Individuality, Inspiration, Intuition
Transcendentalists believed in this concept: a divine spirit or universal mind that connects all living things and God.
The idea of inspiration from nature
Nick Carraway describes Gatsby as having an "extraordinary gift for" this.
Hope
The narrator of "The Yellow Wallpaper" believes the woman behind the bars does this at night.
She creeps
Read this line from Walden: "I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life..." Thoreau's use of the word "marrow" (the dense, nutrient-rich center of a bone) is an example of this specific literary device used to deepen a metaphor.
Imagery