Timeline & Eras
Which American literature period occurs before 1600 and is based on oral storytelling?
First Nations Period
What is oral tradition?
Information passed down orally (by word of mouth) across generations
Romanticism values emotion and imagination over what?
Reason and logic
Which American war’s aftermath led to less optimism and shattered idealism?
Civil War
What is the first part of an introduction that eases the reader into the topic?
Establishing context
What period spans 1600–1750 and focuses heavily on religion?
Puritan Era
What does predestination mean?
God has already chosen who will be saved
What replaced superstition and unquestioned religious authority during the Rationalism era?
Reason and logic
Who was the author of The Yellow Wallpaper?
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
What helps the reader understand the evidence before it appears?
Background
Which movement comes after the Age of Reason and emphasizes emotion and imagination?
Romanticism
What type of myth explains the beginning of the world?
Creation myth
What is the social contract?
Government exists to serve the people, and people can change it if it fails
Which theory by Charles Darwin influenced Naturalism?
Evolution by natural selection
What part of the introduction introduces the debate or controversy?
Refine topic
Transcendentalism is a subset of which larger movement?
Romanticism
What is a theocracy?
A government run by religious authority
Which poet used free verse and bridged Transcendentalism and Realism?
Walt Whitman
How does Naturalism differ from Realism?
Naturalism is more pessimistic and emphasizes determinism
Name one acceptable type of “So What?”
call to action / look ahead / larger context / why care?
Put these in correct chronological order: Realism, Puritanism, Romanticism, Rationalism
Puritanism → Rationalism → Romanticism → Realism
How did Puritan beliefs influence the style of their writing?
Plain style; simple language; diaries/histories focused on God
How did Enlightenment ideas influence the American Revolution?
Inspired founding documents like the Declaration of Independence and democratic ideals
According to Naturalism, humans are fundamentally what?
Animals (or beings without free will)
What is the correct order of parts in a conclusion?
reworded thesis → summary of key points → so what?