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American Literature Midterm Exam

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What identifies morton with the Renaissance
morton mixed classical and folk lore culture(rural traditions) that identified with him the Renaissance
What two things (a religion and culture) informed Morton's point of view
it is built out of a combo of classical, Biblical, and english folk allusions
High-Church Anglican
which describes the experiment in cultural integration at Merry Mount
a spring festival meant to create a common culture between english colonists and native americans
scylla, caribdis and niobe taken together establish what character type and theme of morton's poem
wounded goddess
the wounded goddess will be healed in America
from morton's poem: an example of a classical allusion is ——— and an eample of a biblical allusion is ———
cupids
sampson and job
summarize how the sea is an allusion and a theme in the narrative of the poem
new creation(Protean forms(sea god))
crossing of the atlantic ocean
the sea produces a lover
Why is Esculapius allusion important in completing the theme of the poem
E. carries a serpent staff which symbolizes healing which shows the healing theme
name threee factos that made american english different from british english
idioms
dialects
contractions
summarize the features of walt whitman's language that make him represent the new american literary style
walt whiman combined the elegant and the plain
compare and contrast the characters like Davy Crockett on the one hand and Jeames fenimore Cooper's natty bumpo on the other
DC were real people that wer mythologized. Natty Bumpo was a fictional character that was an essential frontiermean
they all defined literature
what personal qulaity made captain ahab a romantic individualist
obsession
the trascendenatl seeker seeks a feeliing of ——— which is called the ———
oneness
sublime
the important point about the romantic movement in america as compared to tha tin europe is
in america it pursued opposite paths of optimism and pessimism
which is the name of the cultural meaning of the self-reliance theme, where american culture separates itself from european culture
american renaissance
which best describes Hawthorne's story
it is a fictionalized account of a historical event
what is the dominant symbol of hawthorne's story
the wreath of roses
how does the story characterize the people gathered around the maypole: specifically with respect to classic and gothic
classic- people symbolize classic greek characters
gothic-they were all dressed as monsters
identify the two contrasting ways the priest is characterized
cannonical- dressed in oficial church clothes
dressed in flowers and native vine leaves looks like a heathen
what is referred to edith's mystery
is her sadness
she doesn't realize the seriousness of marriage
what is the closing theme of the story
the best boys will stay with them
what are the three themes that dominate early american writing
wilderness, community, and individualism
america has a unique attitude toward place. this is shown in what contrasting images of nature
a garden and a wilderness
america has a unique attitude towards the past. in what way is the specifically realted to the absense of classic narratives, like those found in shakespeare
the classics preseme royalty and feudalism
the textboook identifies what three areas of social and political force
puritanism, enlightenment, and native americans and african americans
the textbook uses two alternative metaphors to characterize what two alternative roles for writers
a mirror and a fire
what does the textbook say about the relationship between oral poets
they were a vital importance to a tribe, they told history, stories, and honrored heroes through their stories, and tehy recorded events that gave meaning to their tribe
what is an archetype
statement pattern of behavior which other statements or patterns of behavior copy or emulate taht are pressured to be universal
in the story the mud from which the earth was made was retrieved by a
muskrat
explain the type creation archetype used in the native american myth
emergence
matriarchal
interpret cosmic tree symbol/archetype
axis of the world
first symbol of order
identify examples of the four-fold archetype, in the native american myth
4 directions
4 seasons
the action of the story begins with what? why is it significant
pregnant woman's dream
the dream is significant because it shows respect for the symbolic working of the unconscious mind
how does the resolution of the story work
sky seeds in earth
the integration of earth and sky
waht is the term used for the puritan un-stylized, descriptive writing
puritan plain speech
explain our strategy in readin gpuritan writing that was intended to be non-literary
symbolic language
genre patterns
what was the sovereignty and goodness of god? what is its literary significance
book that Mary rowlandson (puritan taken captive by indians) published about her captivity.
significance- captivity narrative became a genre of wiritng and Mary was the founded or it
and what is increase mather's relevance to Mary rowlandson
she helped Mary write her book
in what way does mercy short's experience provide the link between captivity and possession
frame of possession and captivity
from her tramatic experience of bein gheld captive could have caused to become mentally ill and think she was posessed
explaiin the basic idea of an analogy of genres
the analogy betwen the abduction narractive anf the exorcism narrative
the analogy between captivity and possession was then extended to what other genre
a historical national mythology
what is the definiiton of the reader reponse method
meaning is constucted in the dynamic enhance between the reader and the text and to form an overall reading
explain the basic meaning of the power theme. what is its meassage in act I
institutional power vs. charisma power
parris=in. power, john=c. power; therefore C is good
what is the sympathetic readin of abigail based on
orphan; traumatized by parents violent death
victim of sexual abuse
explain the ambiguity in abigail's character that we labeled liar or lunatic
she's either lying about seeing the devil or she's not in which case she's mentally imbalanced
how does the act IV theft anecdote imply a resolution for how we are supposed to read the Abigail charcter
suggests liar reading
she stole money and moved to Boston to become a prostitute which shows she disappeared as if she was lying
what is elizabeth's confession in Act IV and what is your reading of it
she kept a cold house and is partly to blame
she was responsible for the affair between John and Abigail
what is the echoes down the corridor and what resolution does it imply fo rbow we are supposed to read the abigail charcter
note at the end : abigail moves to boston to become prostitue suggests liar reading
she dissappeared
what is the crucible about according to the allegorical reading
50's red scare
how is the power theme resolved at the end of the play
family is a source of power between institutional power and charism power
whether john protor is a tragic hero is based on what characteristics
noble death and fatal flaw
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