American Literature

Question 1

William Byrd

Answer 1

-From Virginia
-owned slaves
-wrote poems
-Non puritan
-wrote History of the dividing line

Question 2

Anne Bradstreet

Answer 2

-Puritan
-First american poet
-English
-brother in law published her poems

Question 3

Edward Taylor

Answer 3

-Puritan
-Religious poems
-Discovered his letter 200 years later
- Wrote huswifery

Question 4

Patrick Henry

Answer 4

-Famous speeches of revolution
-Helped add bill of rights and constitution
-Fought against the king
-Wrote speech in virginia convention

Question 5

William Bradford

Answer 5

-Puritan
-history of plymouth colony
-Treaty with natives (not good)
-Wrote ¨Of plymouth plantation¨

Question 6

Benjamin Franklin

Answer 6

-Puritan, poor
-Inventor
-wanted to be perfect
-First American
-Wrote The Autobiography

Question 7

Thomas Paine

Answer 7

-Common sense
-Fought in American and french revolution
-Argued for american freedom
-british
-Wrote ¨The Crisis¨

Question 8

Jonathan Edwards

Answer 8

-Puritin minister
-Yale at 13
-Key in the great awakening
-church did not like him
-Wrote Sinners In The Hands Of An Angry God

Question 9

Thomas Jefferson

Answer 9

-created declaration of independence
-owned slaves
-3rd president
-Wrote declaration of independence

Question 10

Will VS Will (Same)

Answer 10

Same- Use ẗhey¨
-journal style
-personal experiences
-explores hardships

Question 11

Olaudah Equiano

Answer 11

-Slave
-Bought own freedom
-1st African American writer to be known in the US
-Wrote the interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano

Question 12

What did William Byrd Write?

Answer 12

History Of The Dividing Line

Question 12

Will VS WIll (Differences)

Answer 12

Different
Bradford- Factual writing
-religious
-wrote to record history

Bryd- Descriptive writing
-purpose to write is for entertainment

Question 13

What did Anne Bradstreet write?

Answer 13

Upon the burning of our house

Question 14

What did Edward Taylor write?

Answer 14

Huswifery

Question 15

What did Patrick Henry write?

Answer 15

Speech in Virginia convention

Question 16

What did William Bradford write?

Answer 16

Of Plymouth plantation

Question 17

What did Thomas Paine write?

Answer 17

The Crisis

Question 18

What did Benjamin Franklin write?

Answer 18

The Auto Biography

Question 19

What did Jonathan Edwards write?

Answer 19

Sinners in the hands of an angry God

Question 20

What did Thomas Jefferson write?

Answer 20

The Declaration Of Independence

Question 21

What did Olaudah Equiano write?

Answer 21

The interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano

Question 22

What is Ethos?

Answer 22

Credibility

Question 23

What is Pathos

Answer 23

Emotions

Question 24

What is Logos

Answer 24

Logistics

Question 25

What themes & ideas defined the Beginnings of American literature?

Answer 25

-Puritans/religion -Hardships -Personal life stories -Plain style

Question 26

What elements of persuasion were seen in the Founding Fathers’ writings?

Question 27

What’s Plain style vs. Ornate?

Answer 27

Plain - Simple Ornate- Long sentence, difficult.

Question 28

What’s iambic pentameter?

Answer 28

-Stressed and unstressed -10 syllables

Question 29

What was the Great Awakening?

Answer 29

Everyone wanted to be religious so they wouldn´t go to hell

Question 30

What’s an Aphorism & who “wrote” them?

Answer 30

-A saying -Benjamin Franklin ËX: Hunger is the best pickle

Question 31

3 types of persuasion