American Literature Test

Roger Williams

A man of conviction and contention

The Bay Psalm Book

The first book printed in the English colonies

Meter

the regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line

Poetic foot

each two- or three-syllable unit in a line of poetry

Lamb

one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable; most common foot in English

Common Meter

has a pattern of eight, six, eight, six syllables

Anne Bradstreet

Tenth Muse

Metaphor

an imaginative comparison of two dissimilar things, which can be implied or stated, brief or extended

Simile

a comparison using like or as

Personification

gives human characteristics to nonhuman objects or entities

Apostrophe

an address to an absent person, abstraction, or object

Biblical revelation

What had the final word for matters of life and godliness

Protect

What did Roger Williams believe that was the only role of the government

Roger Williams

Who is the co-founder of Rhode Island

Key into the language of America

What book did Roger WIlliams write about the natives language

Roger Williams

Who advocated for separation of church and state

Tetrameter and trimeter

What does the common meter alternate between

Metaphysical Poet

explorers intellectual and theological subjects

Conceit

a striking, often elaborate comparison carried out in considerable detail

Paradox

a statement that seems to be self-contradictory yet actually makes sense when understood in the right context

Stanzas

divisions of a poem based on thought, meter, or rhyme

Couplet

a stanza containing two lines

Quatrain

a stanza containing four lines

Sestet

a stanza containing six lines

Heroic Couplet

comprised of lines of iambic pentameter rhymed in pairs

Imagery

descriptive words or phrases that appeal to sense perceptions to create an impression

Jonathan Edwards

Who preached the most famous sermon in American history

Samson Occom

Father of American Indian Literature

Red Indian

Seneca Indian

Autobiography

a work of nonfiction in which an author tells his own life story

Speech

oral, public communication

Deism

Rose out of the 18th century age of reason

Samson Occom

Father of American Indian Literature

Red Indian

Seneca Indian

Speech

oral, public communication

Parallelism

use of similar structure in two or more phrases, clauses, or sentences

Rhetorical Question

a question that requires no answer because the implied answer is obvious

Benjamin Franklin

Colonial Printer

Characterization

the art of portraying a character in a narrative directly (though telling) or indirectly (though showing)

Cultural Context

the beliefs, customs, and thoughts characteristic of the time and place in which a work of literature was created

Patrick Henry

“give me liberty or give me death”

Rhetorical figures

depart from the normal, literal use of language in order to achieve a special effect

Antithesis

the use of syntactic parallelism in two adjacent phrases or clauses to emphasize their contrasting meaning

Speed

not faster than your brain can process what you are saying; vary speed according to content

Rhythm

help emphasize key points; use punctuation

Flexibility

shifting speeds and rhythms to reflect the meaning to the text

Thomas Paine

Radical Rationalist

Propaganda

the use of emotional appeal to bypass reason

Thomas Jefferson

Second Vice President and Third President of the United States

Deduction

reasoning from a general truth to a specific conclusion

Anaphora

deliberate repetition of words or phrases at the beginnings of grammatical units

Phillis Wheatley

ought as a personal servant in Boston

Neoclassical

adhering to the rules of genre and emphasizing clarity, order, decorum, the rule of reason, and didacticism

Didactisim

instruction in literature

Heroic Couplet

a pair of rhymed lines in iambic pentameter

Blank verse

unrhymed iambic pentameter

Diction

choice and use of words in speech or writing

Thomas Paine

Who wrote the age of reason

Religious and Moral

What subjects did Phillis Wheatley write about

Laws of nature and human reason

What did the church of England use

Native Americans

Who did Roger Williams purchase Rhode Island from

Iambic foot

In the bay psalm book what foot did they use

Brother and law

Who published Anne Bradstreet work

Inadequate

How does Anne Bradstreet feel about praising God

Spiritual

What did Anne Bradstreet focus on rather than earth

Jobe

Who does Anne Bradstreet reference

Sinners in the hand of an angry God

What is the most famous sermon

Discrimination

What did Samson Occom face

Honesty and fairness

How would colonist have to change according to Red Jacket

Autobiography

Benjamin wrote what type of literature

Deism

What did Benjamin Franklin believe in

Philadelphia

What city did Benjamin Franklin runaway to

13

How many virtues does Benjamin Franklin have

Vanity

What is Benjamin Franklin’s main virtue

Order and silence

Which of the 13 virtues gave Benjamin Franklin the most trouble

George Whitfield

What evanglist did Benjamin Franklin praise

Patrick Henry

Who said give me liberty or give me death

To the University of Cambridge in New England

“Father of Mercy thy gracious hand”

Anne Bradstreet

Who was the first women to publish literature

Child

What did Anne Bradstreet compare the author to her book to

tree and sun

What 2 elements of nature did Anne Bradstreet compare

House and heart

What 2 examples of apostrophe did Anne Bradstreet use

Poor Richard's Almanack

What is benjamin franklin's first book

Virginia

What state was Patrick Henry governor of

Major premise, minor premise, conclusion

What are 3 parts of syllogism

Neoclassical

What type of writing styler did Philis Wheatley use

Astronomy

What science did Philis Wheatley compare to the knowledge of God

England

Where was Phillis Wheatley book published

Anne Bradstreet

Who wrote the author to her book

Anne Bradstreet

Who wrote from contemplations

Anne Bradstreet

Who wrote here follows some verses upon the burning house

Anne Bradstreet

Who wrote to my dear loving husband

Edward Taylor

Who wrote Upon a Spider catching a fly

Phillis Wheatley

Who wrote to the university of cambridge in New England

Phillis Wheatley

Who wrote on being brought from Africa to America

Symbolism

What is not an element of propaganda?

Biblical text

What is the first part of the Puritan sermon structure?

Syllogism

The declaration of independence is an example of what type of writing?