Phillis Wheatley Felicia Jones

Wheatley compares General George Washington's army with the
___ to show they can be successful too.

The French Gallic powers

Phillis Wheatley was

the first African American published writer
the 3rd published woman writer
the first African American enslaved (woman) writer

After Wheatley sent George Washington the poem, what did
George Washington do?

He invited her to a meeting

As a slave, Phillis Wheatley taught herself how to read and write.

False

Wheatley notes George Washington's failures in the poem in hopes
of getting him to see that slavery is a failure, also.

False

Phillis Wheatley was influenced by all of the following poets

Alexander Pope
John Milton
Thomas Gray

Wheatley is explicit in making it known that she not only wants
freedom from the colonies, but freedom from slavery

False

Why did Mr. Wheatley purchase Phillis Wheatley?

As a companion for his wife

Wheatley says others are watching to see how America responds
to the American Revolution. How was this proven true?

The American Revolution inspired the French Revolution

Wheatley married John Peters, a free black man who was

a writer and a speaker

Wheatley uses a mythological allusion of __ in which she compares
General George Washington

Eolus

Wheatley and her husband had three children, but two of the three
children died

False

"The refluent surges beat the sounding shore...and so many, moves
the warrior's train." - This illustrates

the ebb and flow movement of troops in military formation

Wheatley died at the age of 31...

Penniless

What symbol does Wheatley use to represent victory?

A laurel

Apostrophe

a figure of speech in which one directly addresses an inanimate object

When beginning her poem, Wheatley addresses a

Muse

Caesura

A natural pause or break in a line of poetry, usually near the middle of the line.

Wheatley gives a historical allusion to ___ which helps establish her
credibility and shows she knows her history

Christopher Columbus

Thomas Paine

Founding father who published Pennsylvania magazine

What is the tone in the work? George Washington

urgency
praising
encouraging

Epistle

a letter or literary composition in letter form

What was the purpose of the letter and poem to General George
Washington?

to encourage the revolution against England

According to the poem, Wheatley personifies __ saying it brought
her out of Africa?

Mercy

In To His Excellency George Washington, Wheatley describes the
goddess of ___ coming down from the heavens.

Freedom

What evidence does Wheatley provide that Africans may be
redeemed?

Wheatley's own conversion to Christianity

The letter/poem was published in ___ when Thomas Paine was the
editor

Pennsylvania Magazine

Wheatley makes an allusion to the Old Testament in the poem. To
whom in the Old Testament does Wheatley refer?

Cain

To His Excellency General Washington was written at the start of
George Washington's presidency

False

This poem is written in a series of ___, which help lighten the
tone/mood of such a serious topic.

Couplets

"Remember, Christians, Negroes black as Cain, / May be refined
and join the angelic train" - This quote illustrates

The path to redemption and heaven is available to everyone

Which statement describes Wheatley's views?

She endorsed revolutionary ideas, She supported the rebellion, she believed slaves deserved rights

"Some view our sable race with scornful eye." The alliteration in this
line of the poem creates a

hissing sound that signifies whispers of people making judgments on Blacks

Which of the following are themes in the poem?

Christianity
Redemption
Salvation

Before redemption, Wheatley says she neither sought God nor
knew him; she ironically notes that ___ made this possible.

Slavery

The poem begins with a tone of bitterness and closes with a tone
of gratefulness

False

This poem sets itself apart from the majority of Wheatley's poems
because

it gives a firsthand account of slavery

DEFINITION: characteristic of the devil

diabolic

the absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence

asyndeton

DEFINITION: - a term for someone who practices polytheism or the
belief in multiple gods/deities

Pagan

Wheatley uses images of a crown, mansion, throne, and gold to
symbolize success and victory

True

Who is the Earl of Dartmouth discussed in the poem?

William Legge 2nd Earl of Dartmouth

William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth ruled very much like his
father, William Legge, 1st Earl of Dartmouth

False

The purpose of Wheatley's poem is to

explain her desire for freedom from enslavement.
to explain her appreciation for freedom from enslavement.
express her hopefulness in the Earl's promotion of freedom of the colonists

The poem has historical connections to

The Transatlantic Slave Trade and the American Revolution

The poem illustrates all of the following except

women's suffrage

Who was Selina hastings

The countess of huntingdon

Selina Hastings supported the abolition of slavery and was friends
with William, Earl of Dartmouth (2nd)

True

All of the following are tones in the poem

Hope
Praise
Sincerity

What literary device is illustrated here: "Hail, happy day"?

Apostrophe

"Long lost to realms beneath the northern skies/She shines
supreme, while hated faction dies": This suggests

the past wrongs will be made right

"Soon as appeared the Goddess long desired,/Sick at the view, she
languished and expired": Here, Wheatley juxtaposes

the old reign with the new reign

"No more, America, in mournful strain...": The ___ forces the reader
to slow down and recognize this new freedom.

Caesura

Harsh diction such as "cruel fate," "snatch'd," "sorrow" is an
example of what rhetorical appeal?

Pathos

"For favors past, great Sir, our thanks are due..." What rhetorical
appeal is used here?

Ethos

At the end of the poem, Wheatley compares Dartmouth to __.

Jesus