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Roger Williams
A man of conviction and contention
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The Bay Psalm Book
The first book printed in the English colonies
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Meter
the regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line
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Poetic foot
each two- or three-syllable unit in a line of poetry
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Lamb
one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable; most common foot in English
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Common Meter
has a pattern of eight, six, eight, six syllables
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Anne Bradstreet
Tenth Muse
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Metaphor
an imaginative comparison of two dissimilar things, which can be implied or stated, brief or extended
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Simile
a comparison using like or as
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Personification
gives human characteristics to nonhuman objects or entities
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Apostrophe
an address to an absent person, abstraction, or object
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Biblical revelation
What had the final word for matters of life and godliness
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Protect
What did Roger Williams believe that was the only role of the government
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Roger Williams
Who is the co-founder of Rhode Island
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Key into the language of America
What book did Roger WIlliams write about the natives language
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Roger Williams
Who advocated for separation of church and state
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Tetrameter and trimeter
What does the common meter alternate between
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Metaphysical Poet
explorers intellectual and theological subjects
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Conceit
a striking, often elaborate comparison carried out in considerable detail
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Paradox
a statement that seems to be self-contradictory yet actually makes sense when understood in the right context
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Stanzas
divisions of a poem based on thought, meter, or rhyme
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Couplet
a stanza containing two lines
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Quatrain
a stanza containing four lines
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Sestet
a stanza containing six lines
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Heroic Couplet
comprised of lines of iambic pentameter rhymed in pairs
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Imagery
descriptive words or phrases that appeal to sense perceptions to create an impression
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Jonathan Edwards
Who preached the most famous sermon in American history
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Samson Occom
Father of American Indian Literature
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Red Indian
Seneca Indian
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Autobiography
a work of nonfiction in which an author tells his own life story
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Speech
oral, public communication
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Deism
Rose out of the 18th century age of reason
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Samson Occom
Father of American Indian Literature
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Red Indian
Seneca Indian
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Speech
oral, public communication
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Parallelism
use of similar structure in two or more phrases, clauses, or sentences
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Rhetorical Question
a question that requires no answer because the implied answer is obvious
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Benjamin Franklin
Colonial Printer
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Characterization
the art of portraying a character in a narrative directly (though telling) or indirectly (though showing)
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Cultural Context
the beliefs, customs, and thoughts characteristic of the time and place in which a work of literature was created
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Patrick Henry
“give me liberty or give me death”
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Rhetorical figures
depart from the normal, literal use of language in order to achieve a special effect
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Antithesis
the use of syntactic parallelism in two adjacent phrases or clauses to emphasize their contrasting meaning
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Speed
not faster than your brain can process what you are saying; vary speed according to content
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Rhythm
help emphasize key points; use punctuation
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Flexibility
shifting speeds and rhythms to reflect the meaning to the text
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Thomas Paine
Radical Rationalist
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Propaganda
the use of emotional appeal to bypass reason
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Thomas Jefferson
Second Vice President and Third President of the United States
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Deduction
reasoning from a general truth to a specific conclusion
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Anaphora
deliberate repetition of words or phrases at the beginnings of grammatical units
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Phillis Wheatley
ought as a personal servant in Boston
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Neoclassical
adhering to the rules of genre and emphasizing clarity, order, decorum, the rule of reason, and didacticism
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Didactisim
instruction in literature
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Heroic Couplet
a pair of rhymed lines in iambic pentameter
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Blank verse
unrhymed iambic pentameter
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Diction
choice and use of words in speech or writing
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Thomas Paine
Who wrote the age of reason
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Religious and Moral
What subjects did Phillis Wheatley write about
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Laws of nature and human reason
What did the church of England use
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Native Americans
Who did Roger Williams purchase Rhode Island from
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Iambic foot
In the bay psalm book what foot did they use
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Brother and law
Who published Anne Bradstreet work
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Inadequate
How does Anne Bradstreet feel about praising God
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Spiritual
What did Anne Bradstreet focus on rather than earth
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Jobe
Who does Anne Bradstreet reference
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Sinners in the hand of an angry God
What is the most famous sermon
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Discrimination
What did Samson Occom face
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Honesty and fairness
How would colonist have to change according to Red Jacket
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Autobiography
Benjamin wrote what type of literature
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Deism
What did Benjamin Franklin believe in
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Philadelphia
What city did Benjamin Franklin runaway to
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13
How many virtues does Benjamin Franklin have
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Vanity
What is Benjamin Franklin’s main virtue
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Order and silence
Which of the 13 virtues gave Benjamin Franklin the most trouble
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George Whitfield
What evanglist did Benjamin Franklin praise
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Patrick Henry
Who said give me liberty or give me death
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To the University of Cambridge in New England
“Father of Mercy thy gracious hand”
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Anne Bradstreet
Who was the first women to publish literature
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Child
What did Anne Bradstreet compare the author to her book to
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tree and sun
What 2 elements of nature did Anne Bradstreet compare
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House and heart
What 2 examples of apostrophe did Anne Bradstreet use
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Poor Richard's Almanack
What is benjamin franklin's first book
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Virginia
What state was Patrick Henry governor of
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Major premise, minor premise, conclusion
What are 3 parts of syllogism
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Neoclassical
What type of writing styler did Philis Wheatley use
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Astronomy
What science did Philis Wheatley compare to the knowledge of God
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England
Where was Phillis Wheatley book published
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Anne Bradstreet
Who wrote the author to her book
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Anne Bradstreet
Who wrote from contemplations
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Anne Bradstreet
Who wrote here follows some verses upon the burning house
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Anne Bradstreet
Who wrote to my dear loving husband
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Edward Taylor
Who wrote Upon a Spider catching a fly
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Phillis Wheatley
Who wrote to the university of cambridge in New England
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Phillis Wheatley
Who wrote on being brought from Africa to America
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Symbolism
What is not an element of propaganda?
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Biblical text
What is the first part of the Puritan sermon structure?
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Syllogism
The declaration of independence is an example of what type of writing?