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F. Scott Fitzgerald
J. D. Salinger
John Steinbeck
Toni Morrison
an American novelist and short story writer, whose works illus…
The success of his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye caused mu…
The Pulitzer Prize-winning The Grapes of Wrath (1939)[2] is co…
a 1993 Nobel Prize- winning Afro-American novelist. Among her…
F. Scott Fitzgerald
an American novelist and short story writer, whose works illus…
J. D. Salinger
The success of his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye caused mu…
Literature
Genre
Prose
Poetry
The umbrella term used to refer to art expressed in writing.
A category used to classify literary works, usually by form, t…
Any writing that is not poetry
A type of literature in which words are selected and strung to…
Literature
The umbrella term used to refer to art expressed in writing.
Genre
A category used to classify literary works, usually by form, t…
Allusion
Theme
Historical Context
Aphorism
a reference to another work of literature, person, or event
a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or a…
the historical period that shapes a work of literature and all…
a concise statement that expresses succinctly a general truth…
Allusion
a reference to another work of literature, person, or event
Theme
a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or a…
diction
figurative language
rhetoric
rhetorical devices
the word choices made by a writer (diction can be described as…
language employing one or more figures of speech (simile, meta…
the art of presenting ideas in a clear, effective, and persuas…
literary techniques used to heighten the effectiveness of expr…
diction
the word choices made by a writer (diction can be described as…
figurative language
language employing one or more figures of speech (simile, meta…
Babbit
Brobdingnag
Bumble
Cinderella
Story: George Babbitt was the protagonist of the satirical nov…
Story: a place of giants visited in Gullivar's Travels by swif…
Story: Mr. Bumble is in Dickens's Oliver Twist and is a minor…
Meaning:(1) a person or thing that is undeservedly neglected o…
Babbit
Story: George Babbitt was the protagonist of the satirical nov…
Brobdingnag
Story: a place of giants visited in Gullivar's Travels by swif…
allegory
anaphora
Enjambment
apostrophe
story or poem that can be used to reveal a hidden meaning
repetition in first part of a sentence , to have an artistic m…
continuation of one line of a poem to the next without pause
figure of speech used to address an imaginary character
allegory
story or poem that can be used to reveal a hidden meaning
anaphora
repetition in first part of a sentence , to have an artistic m…
John Krakauer
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Henry David Thoreau
Margaret Fuller
Author of 'Into the Wild'
Considered the father of transcendentalism. One of the most su…
Took the ideas of Emerson and created a more radical idea of i…
One of the first American women to making a living through wri…
John Krakauer
Author of 'Into the Wild'
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Considered the father of transcendentalism. One of the most su…
allegory
alliteration
allusion
anaphora
story or poem that can be used to reveal a hidden meaning
beginning of same letter or sound in closely connected words
indirect of passing reference
repetition in first part of a sentence , to have an artistic m…
allegory
story or poem that can be used to reveal a hidden meaning
alliteration
beginning of same letter or sound in closely connected words
Author's Tone
Mood
Author's Purpose
Simile
The attitude a author takes towards the subject of their work,…
How the author want the reader to feel; appears primarily thro…
The reason an author decides to write about a specific topic.
A direct comparison of two unlike things using the words "like…
Author's Tone
The attitude a author takes towards the subject of their work,…
Mood
How the author want the reader to feel; appears primarily thro…
Native Americans
Puritanism
Rationalism "The Enlightenment"
Puritan authors
arrived 40,000-20,000 B.C.... -oral tradition ... -deep respect for…
1600-1800 (first american colonies, salem witch trials)... -soug…
1750-1800 ... -humans can arrive at truth (god's rules) by reason…
William Bradford(of Plymouth Plantation)... Anne Bradstreet (poet…
Native Americans
arrived 40,000-20,000 B.C.... -oral tradition ... -deep respect for…
Puritanism
1600-1800 (first american colonies, salem witch trials)... -soug…
Olaudah
Benjamin Franklin
Phillis Wheatley
Patrick Henry
Described a voyage on the Middle Passage
Kept a list of virtues and a chart keeping track of them
Wrote a letter that said slaves' rights should be obvious
Uttered the famous line: "Give me liberty, or give me death."
Olaudah
Described a voyage on the Middle Passage
Benjamin Franklin
Kept a list of virtues and a chart keeping track of them
Colonial Period
pre-Colonial Period
Revolutionary Period
Early National Period
the time which concentrated on religion, economic growth, and…
the country did not have written history or literature, but st…
during this time the literature reflects the interests of the…
The country was newly independent, and the citizens were conce…
Colonial Period
the time which concentrated on religion, economic growth, and…
pre-Colonial Period
the country did not have written history or literature, but st…
Scaffold
Ignominy
Ignominious
Iniquity
A raised wooden platform
Deep disgrace, dishonor, or humiliation; disgraceful conduct
Causing or deserving public disgrace or shame
Immoral behavior or wickedness; grossly unfair behavior
Scaffold
A raised wooden platform
Ignominy
Deep disgrace, dishonor, or humiliation; disgraceful conduct
Babbit
Brobdingnag
Bumble
Cinderella
Story: George Babbitt was the protagonist of the satirical nov…
Story: a place of giants visited in Gullivar's Travels by swif…
Story: Mr. Bumble is in Dickens's Oliver Twist and is a minor…
Meaning:(1) a person or thing that is undeservedly neglected o…
Babbit
Story: George Babbitt was the protagonist of the satirical nov…
Brobdingnag
Story: a place of giants visited in Gullivar's Travels by swif…
Order of Periods
Colonial forms and characteristics
Historical Context of Colonial
Colonial Writers and Works
Colonial (1620-1750)... Revolutionary (1750-1800)... Romanticism (18…
Sermons, diaries, personal narratives, written in plain style,…
Calvinist principles:... All are sinful; redemption is the work o…
William Bradford- Of Plymouth Plantation... Anne Bradstreet- Upon…
Order of Periods
Colonial (1620-1750)... Revolutionary (1750-1800)... Romanticism (18…
Colonial forms and characteristics
Sermons, diaries, personal narratives, written in plain style,…
Epistemology
Ethics
Aesthetics
Politics
Branch of Philosophy, the study of knowledge
Branch of Philosophy, the study of good and evil
Branch of Philosophy, the study of beauty
Branch of Philosophy, the study of force
Epistemology
Branch of Philosophy, the study of knowledge
Ethics
Branch of Philosophy, the study of good and evil
allegory
alliteration
allusion
anaphora
story or poem that can be used to reveal a hidden meaning
beginning of same letter or sound in closely connected words
indirect of passing reference
repetition in first part of a sentence , to have an artistic m…
allegory
story or poem that can be used to reveal a hidden meaning
alliteration
beginning of same letter or sound in closely connected words
embarrassment of riches
land (journey)
ideals and stuff
an ongoing struggle of a people struggl…
So much stuff that it almost bothers you
the _____ destroyed them
What was hard to balance in an appropriate way?
American Literature is .....
embarrassment of riches
So much stuff that it almost bothers you
land (journey)
the _____ destroyed them
Ironic
Irrelevant
Journalistic
Lyrical
Characterized by an unexpected turn of events, often the oppos…
Showing disrespect fir things that are usually respected or re…
Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Intense, spontaneous, musical
Ironic
Characterized by an unexpected turn of events, often the oppos…
Irrelevant
Showing disrespect fir things that are usually respected or re…
Babbit
Brobdingnag
Bumble
Cinderella
Story: George Babbitt was the protagonist of the satirical nov…
Story: a place of giants visited in Gullivar's Travels by swif…
Story: Mr. Bumble is in Dickens's Oliver Twist and is a minor…
Meaning:(1) a person or thing that is undeservedly neglected o…
Babbit
Story: George Babbitt was the protagonist of the satirical nov…
Brobdingnag
Story: a place of giants visited in Gullivar's Travels by swif…
diction
figurative language
rhetoric
rhetorical devices
the word choices made by a writer (diction can be described as…
language employing one or more figures of speech (simile, meta…
the art of presenting ideas in a clear, effective, and persuas…
literary techniques used to heighten the effectiveness of expr…
diction
the word choices made by a writer (diction can be described as…
figurative language
language employing one or more figures of speech (simile, meta…