First Nation Writing
This Pueblo song, often attributed to the Taos Pueblo, begins with the line, "I have killed the deer."
What is "A Song by Tao Pueblo"?
This section from William Bradford's "Of Plymouth Plantation" describes the harsh winter and severe losses faced by the Pilgrims due to disease and lack of food.
Question: What is "The Starving Time"
This annual publication by Benjamin Franklin offered practical advice, aphorisms, and astronomical information.
What is "Poor Richard's Almanac"?
In Walt Whitman's "I Hear America Singing," he celebrates the diverse contributions of this group of people.
Who are the common laborers (mechanics, carpenters, shoemakers, etc.)?
This famous American landmark, located in New York City, was a gift from France and symbolizes freedom and democracy.
What is The Statue of Liberty?
This contemporary Spokane Indian author wrote the short story collection "The Summer of Black Widows.
Who is Sherman Alexie?
In "The Starving Time" (pp. 62-64), Bradford details the assistance provided by this Native American figure, who helped the Pilgrims learn to cultivate crops and survive.
Who is Squanto?
Franklin's famous adage, "Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise," promotes this virtue.
What is hard work, diligence or industry?
This poetic device is prominent in Whitman's work, characterized by its lack of consistent meter or rhyme, mimicking natural speech. You don't pay for it...
What is free verse?
The process by which plants convert light energy into chemical energy, producing oxygen as a byproduct.
Question: What is photosynthesis?
This foundational document of the Iroquois Confederacy, attributed to Dekanawida, outlines principles of peace and governance.
What is "The Iroquois Constitution"?
This autobiographical account by Olaudah Equiano vividly describes the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade and his journey to freedom. It's this type of narrative.
What is a slave narrative?
The lyric "Early to Bed, Early to rise, makes a man or woman miss out on the light life" by Mark Sandman offers a modern, contrasting perspective to Franklin's proverb, suggesting a different value.
What is experiencing nightlife or spontaneity?
Emily Dickinson's poem "The Future - Unspoken" explores the mysterious and often unsettling nature of this concept.
What is the future?
This element, with the symbol Au, is a precious metal known for its malleability and conductivity.
What is gold?
Many First Nation literary traditions, like the one from which "I have killed the deer" originates, were passed down through this method before written forms were common.
What is oral tradition?
In Anne Bradstreet's "Upon the Burning of Our House," she reflects on the loss of her earthly possessions but finds solace in this spiritual concept.
What is her faith in God and heavenly treasures?
Benjamin Franklin was not only a writer but also a statesman, inventor, and one of the Founding Fathers of this nation.
What is the United States of America?
Dickinson's poetry is known for its distinctive use of this punctuation ( -- )
What is the dash?
This celestial body is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in our solar system.
What is Jupiter?
Many traditional First Nation stories feature animals that act and speak like humans, often teaching moral lessons. This type of character is known as a what?
What is a trickster (or animal spirit)?
Anne Bradstreet's "To My Dear and Loving Husband" uses this literary device, comparing her love to a river or gold, to express its profound depth.
What is a metaphor?
The juxtaposition of Franklin's proverb and Sandman's lyric highlights a difference in values between the pragmatic ideals of the Colonial era and this later, more individualistic perspective.
What is modern or contemporary society (or a counter-cultural viewpoint)?
Both Whitman and Dickinson, though vastly different in style, are considered foundational figures in this 19th-century American literary movement that emphasized emotion, individualism, and nature.
What is American Romanticism?
This classical music composer is famous for his Ninth Symphony, which includes the "Ode to Joy."
Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?