American literature

What made life difficult for the early settlers of “ plymouth plantation”

The main beam of their boat is cracked, meaning there is a leak, already halfway there

Describe the health conditions of “ plymouth plantation”

Some died, pretty fortunate for that, may infected with scurvy/ other diseases, lost half the people due to winter, malnourished

Who helped these early settlers of “ plymouth plantation”

Native Americans

What are some words to describe the early settlers of plymouth plantation

Became selfish, determined, caring, faced, faced to eachother

Describe simple puritan style

Simple, straight forward

When was ethan frome published

Published 1911, stackfeild, Massachusetts

Harmon Gow in Ethan from

the town gossip and a former stagecoach driver

Andrew Hak

He regularly purchases lumber from Ethan Frome. However, due to his large family and relaxed business habits, he is known for being slow to pay, often running "behind" on his bills. Ethan desperately needs money to elope and run away with Mattie, he considers going back to Hale to ask for a loan under false pretenses—planning to tell Hale that Zeena is very sick and needs a new hired girl. However, on his way, he encounters Hale's kind wife, Mrs. Hale, who warmly praises Ethan for his deep devotion and patience in caring for Zeena.

Jonathan powell

He drives the horse and sleigh to transport members of the household, such as taking Mattie Silver or Zeena Frome to the train station.

Olaudah Equiano, how does the author share what it was like to be enslaved?

It was unfit for breathing, body oder, unsanitary/gross, cruel, were beaten, starved

In Olaudah Equiano, what are the necessary tubs?

Where they go to the bathroom under the deck

Biography

When someone writes the life story of someone else

Auto biography

is a factual account of their entire life written by themselves.

Memoir

About a certain moment/chunk of your life and reflecting on it

In sinners in the hands of an angry God, what does the sermon warn people about

If you live without Christ, you will end up in Hell

In sinners in the hands of an angry God, what does Edwards compare God’s wrath to?

Raging waters that are so strong, that it would sweep you away if he let them run

In sinners in the hands of an angry God, What type of imagery does edwards use

If God would let go of them, they would fall to hell. A lake on fire, in the air above it a human, and God holding them above it, and rushing water to sweep them away

In sinners in the hands of an angry God, why was Edwards fired from his Job

He had extreme viewpoints and the great awakening ended.

What should the into paragraph be about in essays

The intro should give you context of the points you plan to talk about/give contecxt info.

What should the body and conclusion paragraph be about in essays

Be about your main ideas/statements that were in your intro. The conclusion should turn back to your thesis and bring up what you talked about in your body paragraphs. Conclusions should not include any new information and be a summary of what you have written about.

Poetry

Type of literature that has rhythem and sometimes rhyms too

Couplet

Two consecutive rhyming lines. ex. "Little Miss Muffet / Sat on her tuffet"

End rhyme

Rhyme that occurs in the last syllables of a verse. ex. "The cat in the hat / Sat on a mat"

Hyperbole

An overexageration. ex. I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold

mteaphor

Figure of speech that makes a connection towards things that are unalike, but something in common. ex. He is a night owl

Onamonopea

Words that imitate a sound

Assonance

repetition of similar vowed sounds and stressed syllables. ex. "The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain"

1st person

I, me

2nd person

You

3rd person

she, they, them, he, it

What is unusal to the poem A hymm to the evening

She is talking about the soothing of an evebing storm, but they’re usually described as chaotic (especially to sleep)

How is the wind personified in the first stanza of a hymm to the evening

The wind is exhaling

In a hymm to the evening, according to the author, what impact does sleep have on the mind

Soothes the mind

In a hymm to the evening, where did wheatley first experience success as a poet

In England, brought here against her will

Psalm of life, did we do it?????

What type of poem is Thanatopsis

Free verse

What does Thanatopsis deal with

Comparing death and missing out on certain things, life going into death, circle of life, becoming one with the earth

Free verse

It’s a person that does not have rhyme or regular meatorIt is a type of poetry that does not conform to traditional rules of rhyme and meter, allowing for greater expression and creativity.

Oxymoron

Two words right next to each other that contradict one another. ex. Pretty ugly, bitter sweet

Consonance

The repetition of identical consonance sounds before and after a different vowel sounds. Ex. I will crawl away with the ball, the l’s being the same sound, and “ he stood by the road and cried”, the d being the similar vowel sound.

Allegory

A poem that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning. This meaning is typically a moral/ hidden one. ex. “The slow, steady tortoise crossed the finish line while the overconfident hare slept by the side of the road,"

Stanza

A group of lines in poetry. Poetry is a version of a paragraphthat often has a specific rhyme scheme and meter.

Quatrain

A 4 line stanza

In Psalm of life, what does Longfellow encourage readers to do?

Make the most of your life, making an impact/ difference

What does the metaphor “ farther than today “refer to” in A Psalm of Life

Keep progressing further, strive to achieve your goals

In the first snowfall, what is the author comparing the snowfall to in the third stanza

A swan’s feathers, and marble( opposites; he is looking out a window, when on ground it looks like marble, fluffy when coming down in the sky).

How does the first snowfall poem end

His other daughter died, he has the scar/wound becoming a scar, a reminder

Where did spirituals derive from

Enslaved African Americans

What were spirituals usually about

Their hope that God will save them

How were spirituals shared

Through singing when doing labor

What is swing low, sweet chariot about

Heading North, underground railroad coming to get them, so they can be free, message of hope

What is go down, Moses about?

Harriet Tubman, Pharoah as plantation owners that enslave people

How was Leaves of Grass recieved by critics

They didn’t like it, he broke the rules, Whitman abandoned traditional rhyme schemes, regular meters, and stanza structures, writing instead in unrhymed, free-flowing cadences that technical critics dismissed as formless, uncouth, and unpoetic "balderdash".

How does Whitman present america

The greatest poem

What type of life did Emily Dickinson have?

She lived isolated, private life, lived in obscerity

What did Emily Dickinson write about

Death

How are Emily Dickinsons poems titled

The first line of the poem

What are 3 characteristics of Emily Dickinsons writing

Eccentric use of punctuation(unique), irregular meter and rhyme, and she and her writing was very energetic

What is “ I heard a fly buzz” about?

The moment a person dies

What is” because I could not stop for death” about

The journey you make before your death and after death. This poem depicts a carriage ride with Death, exploring themes of mortality, time, and the afterlife.

Describe Richard Cory

Gentleman, rich, polite, slim, clean favored, never looked down on anyone, smart, appears to have everthing, but lonely, depressed, no one knew

What type of writings make up “spoon river anthology”

Epitaphons, says that appear on gravestones

What type of life did Lucinda live?

Took care of the sick, gardened, knitted, gave birth to 12 children, only 4 lived, she was resilient, married 70 years to her husband

Who was Richard Bone and what was his career?

His job was plotting/ chisled the epitaph, writings on gravestones, he was from spoon river

What Richard Bon learn in his job

His epitaphs on gravestones were not true, not everything is as it seems, don’t believe everything you see

Describe J. Alfred Prafrock

High social status, going bald, very thin, he’s older, insecure, “ is he good enough”

What was J. Afred Prafrock trying to do

Propose in front of her friends

Does J. Alfred Prafrock accoumplish his goal

Yes, it was their wedding day on the beach

What is the poeam Oh Captain! My Captain! about?

Abraham lincoln getting assasened

What is Casey the Bat poem about

A baseball game, fan favorite, not everyone is perfect

Who is casey

The fan favorite baseball player, a person like anyone else

How does Casey the bat poem end

With mudville loosing, how people feel about it, and disappointed (things didn’t work out, meaning no one is perfect, there will always be more games in the future)

What is the Hill we climb poem about

The progress of the U.S, its not always clear, but look past it to find hope, resilience, and unity in overcoming challenges.

What symbolism is used in he hill we climb

The hill we climb is not easy, but we keep on going onto the top of the hill

Where was the hill we climb poem first recited

Joe Biden’s annogeration

How is the U. S. portrayed

Persevered, united, project, not perfect, ,moving forward, may not purposely take steps back, but push through it

What is the correct saying if you want to say multiple judges

Judges

What do you say if you want to see singular, possessive judges

Judge’s. ex. I disagree with this judge’s decision.

What if you want to say plural, possessive judges, something belongs to them

Judges’. ex. I disagee with these judges’ decision