EARLY AMERICAN LITERATURE TEST

This movement – inspired by science – shocked the Puritan beliefs, as reason and logic became more valued than faith.

Appealing to the emotions and/or self-identity of the audience

Occurs when a word, phrase, or statement contains more than one meaning or is open to more than one interpretation.

Explorer commissioned by the Spanish royalty in order to scout economic prospects in the New World

The logic used to support a claim or assertion with proof (facts and statistics)

After 1720, this reignited devotion to hard work and community would be the foundation of American identity.

Repetition of patterns of words or phrases in a sentence or passage to show that ideas have the same level of importance

A short story that contains a message, moral, or lesson.

Those few Puritans who vowed to break away from the Church of England. Among these would be America’s first settlers.

This did not provide any “extra credit” to Puritans seeking eternal life.

A reference to previous literary works (like the Bible), famous people, places, or events

According to Puritan ideology, those individuals that were destined for heaven

A character, setting, image, and other motif that represents larger ideas.

13 years after the 1st English settlement in Jamestown, this individual lead Pilgrims to what is now Massachusetts.

Acquiring political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, & exploiting it economically.

Establishing the authority, reputation, and trustworthiness with regard to a particular subject

Preacher who was committed to the Puritan faith heritage, as expressed in his passionate and intense sermons

An inner and individual experience with God that assured one’s place in the elect

Only surviving member of his community upon escaping English enslavement. Was a liaison between the natives & Puritans.

European whose outspoken work against the Catholic Church paved the way for a yet unknown nation, founded in Calvinism.

Set of beliefs held by those wishing to purify the Church of England

Use of the same word or phrases for emphasis

A figure of speech in which abstract ideas and principles are described in terms of characters, figures, and events.

Words that create mental pictures and often appeal to the senses

Makes an implicit, implied, hidden comparison between 2 things that are unrelated, but share common characteristics

Stating something more profoundly than it actually is, in order to make the point more serious, important, or beautiful.

The Puritan conviction that only those selected by God would be granted eternal salvation.

Nineteenth century American Romantic writer known for his “darker perception” on the world.