Studied by 17 people
Iroquois
“The World on a Turtle’s Back”
Anne Bradstreet
“Verses upon the Burning of our House”; “To My Dear and Loving Husband”; “The Author to her Book”
William Bradford
“Of Plymouth Plantation”
Mary Rowlandson
A Narrative of the Captivity of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson (Captivity narrative)
Jonathan Edwards
“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”
Richard Frethorne
“Letter to his Parents”
Oludah Equiano
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Equiano (slave narrative)
Phillis Wheatley
“To His Excellency, General Washington”
Benjamin Franklin
Autobiography; 13 Virtues, Poor Richard’s Almanac
creation myth
an interpretation of how the world was made; the world on a turtle's back
stanza
a section of a poem
end rhyme
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Puritan Plain Style
simple words, short sentences, reference to domestic objects
Neoclassical Style
elevated style that imitates Greek and Roman masters
Syntax
word order
inverted syntax
word order that is different than the typical word order to help with rhyming (object is at the front)
extended metaphor
conceit; a metaphor extended over many lines of poetry
couplet
two rhyming lines of poetry
charged language
words Rowlandson uses to portray the violence of the Native Americans
Logical appeal
provide reasons, examples, evidence
Emotional Appea
present the speaker as an expert,
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