Study sets matching "american literature unit 1"
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approbation
assuage
coalition
decadence
(n) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; o…
(v) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put…
(n) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
(n) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of…
approbation
(n) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; o…
assuage
(v) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put…
myths that explain customs, landmarks,…
stories, poems, and songs passed down b…
records information about the writer's…
records daily events and personal obser…
origin myths
oral tradition
exploration narratives
journal
myths that explain customs, landmarks,…
origin myths
stories, poems, and songs passed down b…
oral tradition
creation myth
origin myth
trickster tale
vault
a story that explains how the world and human life came to exi…
a story that explains how natural phenomena (such as the stars…
a story that includes animal characters with multiple sides to…
an arched structure forming a roof or ceiling
creation myth
a story that explains how the world and human life came to exi…
origin myth
a story that explains how natural phenomena (such as the stars…
Puritan
John Smith
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
John Winthrop
A religious group who came to America for religious freedom an…
English explorer who helped found the colony at Jamestown, Vir…
Spanish explorer who was part of the failed Panfilo Narvaez ex…
As governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony, he was instrumental i…
Puritan
A religious group who came to America for religious freedom an…
John Smith
English explorer who helped found the colony at Jamestown, Vir…
Political speech
Address
Sermon
"give me liberty or give me death" was…
Focuses on an issue relating government or politics
A formal speech that is prepared for a special occasion.
A speech that is usually based on scriptural text, and is inte…
Patrick Henry
Political speech
Focuses on an issue relating government or politics
Address
A formal speech that is prepared for a special occasion.
Who raised 8 kids and wrote poems secre…
1st published poet
Puritan PLain Style
Styntax:
Anne Bradstreet
Anne Bradstreet
Short words, direct statement, references to everyday objects
sentence structure
Who raised 8 kids and wrote poems secre…
Anne Bradstreet
1st published poet
Anne Bradstreet
tellers of "The Earth on the Turtles Ba…
tellers of "When Grizzlies Walked Uprig…
tellers of "The Navajo Origin Legend"
what did the women in TNOL wash themsel…
Onondaga
Modoc
Navajo
cornmeal
tellers of "The Earth on the Turtles Ba…
Onondaga
tellers of "When Grizzlies Walked Uprig…
Modoc
Fabricate 1 (v.)
Fabricate 2 (v.)
Gamut (n.)
Hamper (n.)
to make or build (something)
to create or make up (something, such as a story) in order to…
a range or series of related things
a large basket with a cover
Fabricate 1 (v.)
to make or build (something)
Fabricate 2 (v.)
to create or make up (something, such as a story) in order to…
A book is a collection of an author's […
Christians must think about and [] what…
The [] that is to be found in the writi…
The Puritans first landed on the shores…
thoughts; beliefs
analyze; God
good
Massachusetts.
A book is a collection of an author's […
thoughts; beliefs
Christians must think about and [] what…
analyze; God
"America for Me"
The love and power of words
Materialism, athiesm, humanism, existen…
The influence of the gospel
What poem shows the love for America by comparing it to Europe?
What is the theme of "A Jingle of Words"?
What is the philosophy or philosophies which The Portland Decl…
What is the reason for America's greatness cited by James Russ…
"America for Me"
What poem shows the love for America by comparing it to Europe?
The love and power of words
What is the theme of "A Jingle of Words"?
approbation
assuage
coalition
decadence
the expression of approval or favorable opinion, prates; offic…
to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an e…
a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of dec…
approbation
the expression of approval or favorable opinion, prates; offic…
assuage
to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an e…
Referring to what you have read, the Na…
After the European explorers arrived in…
In "Here Follow Some Verses upon the Bu…
To briefly retell all or part of a text…
False
Columbian Exchange
Cries of fire
summary
Referring to what you have read, the Na…
False
After the European explorers arrived in…
Columbian Exchange
cultural details
author's style
signal words
exploration narrative
references in literature to daily life or tradition
the particular way an author writes including choice of words…
Words that highlight the relationship among ideas
recounts the firsthand expedition experiences of their authors
cultural details
references in literature to daily life or tradition
author's style
the particular way an author writes including choice of words…
Fabricate 1 (v.)
Fabricate 2 (v.)
Gamut (n.)
Hamper (n.)
to make or build (something)
to create or make up (something, such as a story) in order to…
a range or series of related things
a large basket with a cover
Fabricate 1 (v.)
to make or build (something)
Fabricate 2 (v.)
to create or make up (something, such as a story) in order to…
John Proctor
Elizabeth Proctor
Abigail William
Reverend Parris
had an affair with Abigail; tries to prove courts are false an…
wife to John; throws out Abigail, lies in court because she th…
had an affair with John; leader of the girls making accusation…
uncle to Abigail and farther to Ruth; cares more about his rep…
John Proctor
had an affair with Abigail; tries to prove courts are false an…
Elizabeth Proctor
wife to John; throws out Abigail, lies in court because she th…
What groups of people were living in No…
List two of the early explorers of the…
What did the explorers emphasize in the…
What did de Vaca's writings reveal abou…
Native Americans
Christopher Columbus and Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
They emphasized the America's abundant resources, the peaceful…
De Vaca's writings reveal the habits of some of the indigenous…
What groups of people were living in No…
Native Americans
List two of the early explorers of the…
Christopher Columbus and Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
Profane
Haughty
Reprove
Entreat
Relating or devoted to that which is not sacred or biblical; s…
Arrogantly superior and disdainful.
To reprimand or censure (someone).
To ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something.
Profane
Relating or devoted to that which is not sacred or biblical; s…
Haughty
Arrogantly superior and disdainful.
Profane
Entreate
Alleviate
Copious
(Adj)-relating or devoted to that which is not sacred or bibli…
(V)-to ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something.
(V)-to make suffering, deficiency, or a problem less severe.
(Adj)-abundant in supply or quantity.
Profane
(Adj)-relating or devoted to that which is not sacred or bibli…
Entreate
(V)-to ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something.
admonish
brigand
commandeer
cumbersome
v. to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to…
n. a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman
v. to seize for military or official use
adj. clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving
admonish
v. to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to…
brigand
n. a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman
ancestors
Protruded
Constitution
Prudence
Part of Speech: Noun... Definition: people whom other people des…
Part of speech: verb ... Definition: stuck out, extended beyond…
noun... Definition-physical makeup of a person... Book Sentence- A…
Noun ... Carefulness; caution... Your own care and prudence, and t…
ancestors
Part of Speech: Noun... Definition: people whom other people des…
Protruded
Part of speech: verb ... Definition: stuck out, extended beyond…
Adulterate
ambidextrous
Augment
bereft
(Verb) to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of…
(Adjective) able to use both hands equally well
(Verb) to make larger, increase
(adj) deprived of; made unhappy through a loss
Adulterate
(Verb) to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of…
ambidextrous
(Adjective) able to use both hands equally well