American Literature Test

A man of conviction and contention

The first book printed in the English colonies

the regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line

each two- or three-syllable unit in a line of poetry

one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable; most common foot in English

has a pattern of eight, six, eight, six syllables

Tenth Muse

an imaginative comparison of two dissimilar things, which can be implied or stated, brief or extended

a comparison using like or as

gives human characteristics to nonhuman objects or entities

an address to an absent person, abstraction, or object

What had the final word for matters of life and godliness

What did Roger Williams believe that was the only role of the government

Who is the co-founder of Rhode Island

What book did Roger WIlliams write about the natives language

Who advocated for separation of church and state

What does the common meter alternate between

explorers intellectual and theological subjects

a striking, often elaborate comparison carried out in considerable detail

a statement that seems to be self-contradictory yet actually makes sense when understood in the right context

divisions of a poem based on thought, meter, or rhyme

a stanza containing two lines

a stanza containing four lines

a stanza containing six lines

comprised of lines of iambic pentameter rhymed in pairs

descriptive words or phrases that appeal to sense perceptions to create an impression

Who preached the most famous sermon in American history

Father of American Indian Literature

Seneca Indian

a work of nonfiction in which an author tells his own life story

oral, public communication

Rose out of the 18th century age of reason

Father of American Indian Literature

Seneca Indian

oral, public communication

use of similar structure in two or more phrases, clauses, or sentences

a question that requires no answer because the implied answer is obvious

Colonial Printer

the art of portraying a character in a narrative directly (though telling) or indirectly (though showing)

the beliefs, customs, and thoughts characteristic of the time and place in which a work of literature was created

“give me liberty or give me death”

depart from the normal, literal use of language in order to achieve a special effect

the use of syntactic parallelism in two adjacent phrases or clauses to emphasize their contrasting meaning

not faster than your brain can process what you are saying; vary speed according to content

help emphasize key points; use punctuation

shifting speeds and rhythms to reflect the meaning to the text

Radical Rationalist

the use of emotional appeal to bypass reason

Second Vice President and Third President of the United States

reasoning from a general truth to a specific conclusion

deliberate repetition of words or phrases at the beginnings of grammatical units

ought as a personal servant in Boston

adhering to the rules of genre and emphasizing clarity, order, decorum, the rule of reason, and didacticism

instruction in literature

a pair of rhymed lines in iambic pentameter

unrhymed iambic pentameter

choice and use of words in speech or writing

Who wrote the age of reason

What subjects did Phillis Wheatley write about

What did the church of England use

Who did Roger Williams purchase Rhode Island from

In the bay psalm book what foot did they use

Who published Anne Bradstreet work

How does Anne Bradstreet feel about praising God

What did Anne Bradstreet focus on rather than earth

Who does Anne Bradstreet reference

What is the most famous sermon

What did Samson Occom face

How would colonist have to change according to Red Jacket

Benjamin wrote what type of literature

What did Benjamin Franklin believe in

What city did Benjamin Franklin runaway to

How many virtues does Benjamin Franklin have

What is Benjamin Franklin’s main virtue

Which of the 13 virtues gave Benjamin Franklin the most trouble

What evanglist did Benjamin Franklin praise

Who said give me liberty or give me death

“Father of Mercy thy gracious hand”

Who was the first women to publish literature

What did Anne Bradstreet compare the author to her book to

What 2 elements of nature did Anne Bradstreet compare

What 2 examples of apostrophe did Anne Bradstreet use

What is benjamin franklin's first book

What state was Patrick Henry governor of

What are 3 parts of syllogism

What type of writing styler did Philis Wheatley use

What science did Philis Wheatley compare to the knowledge of God

Where was Phillis Wheatley book published

Who wrote the author to her book

Who wrote from contemplations

Who wrote here follows some verses upon the burning house

Who wrote to my dear loving husband

Who wrote Upon a Spider catching a fly

Who wrote to the university of cambridge in New England

Who wrote on being brought from Africa to America

What is not an element of propaganda?

What is the first part of the Puritan sermon structure?

The declaration of independence is an example of what type of writing?