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…
rhetoric
ansyndeton
polysyndeton
anaphora
the ability to use writing effectively, eloquently, and persua…
ommiting conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses to ca…
the use of a conjunction between each word, phrase, or clause…
repetition of the same word or words at the beginning of phras…
rhetoric
the ability to use writing effectively, eloquently, and persua…
ansyndeton
ommiting conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses to ca…
villainous
individualists
dissembling
abomination
vil/lain/ous: (adj.) like a horrible person
in/di/vid/ual/ist/s: (n.) people who are whole or complete
dis/sembl/ing: (v.) the act of spreading or separating
ab/omin/at/tion: (n.) a thing or act which causes a bad feeling
villainous
vil/lain/ous: (adj.) like a horrible person
individualists
in/di/vid/ual/ist/s: (n.) people who are whole or complete
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…
The Crucible
Letters from an American Farmer
Interesting Narrative of the Life of ...
Narrative of the Captivity and Restorat…
- written by Arthur Miller... - Set in the village of Salem, Mass…
- written by John De Crevecoeur in 1782... - series of letters fr…
- Written by Olaudah Equiano... - Details the Transatlantic Slave…
- Written by Mary Rowlandson... - Details her capture, treatment,…
The Crucible
- written by Arthur Miller... - Set in the village of Salem, Mass…
Letters from an American Farmer
- written by John De Crevecoeur in 1782... - series of letters fr…
villainous
individualists
dissembling
abomination
(adj.) like a horrible person
(n.) people who are whole or complete
(v.) the act of spreading or separating
(n.) a thing or act which causes a bad feeling
villainous
(adj.) like a horrible person
individualists
(n.) people who are whole or complete
inverted syntax
trickster tale
creation myth
repetition
reversed or mixed up word order
tells of a character who fools others; in the end, the trickst…
a story in which we learn how the earth and everything in it w…
using the same word or phrase multiple times
inverted syntax
reversed or mixed up word order
trickster tale
tells of a character who fools others; in the end, the trickst…
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…
Devout
Valor
Intangible
Tangible
devoted to divine worship or service
boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially i…
incapable of being perceived by the sense of touch
discernible by the touch; material or substantial
Devout
devoted to divine worship or service
Valor
boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially i…
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
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.
origin myth
characterization
figurative language
extended metaphor
traditional spoken stories passed down from generation to gene…
The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a c…
Writing or speech not meant to be taken literally, used to exp…
A comparison between two unlike things that throughout a serie…
origin myth
traditional spoken stories passed down from generation to gene…
characterization
The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a c…
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
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…
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…
What did Christopher Columbus write? Ho…
What did people do after Columbus' voya…
What inspired many of the earliest work…
Explorers hoped and believed in the tal…
- a journal... - 500 years ago... - inspired the earliest works of A…
- explored the America actively... - 50 years... - Europeans
- desire to explore... - desire to describe the continent
- Earthly Paradise- El Dorado... - Fountain of Youth... - Cure of al…
What did Christopher Columbus write? Ho…
- a journal... - 500 years ago... - inspired the earliest works of A…
What did people do after Columbus' voya…
- explored the America actively... - 50 years... - Europeans
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
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…
Who wrote "America for Me"?
What is the theme of "America for Me"?
What story has this quote....... "Where th…
Who painted "Spirit of '76"?
Henry van Dike
love of country
"America for Me"
Archibald Willard
Who wrote "America for Me"?
Henry van Dike
What is the theme of "America for Me"?
love of country
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
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…