English III Midterm Review

Edgar Allan Poe wrote which genre?

Passed from generation to generation orally

Sermons, Historical Narratives and Poetry are the three most common types of which genre?

Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

Characters often go insane, die, or become tragically ill.

The authors of this genre favored Plain Style writing.

Anne Bradstreet wrote which genre?

How the World was Made

Almost all had a Biblical influence

Creation and origin stories are a major part of this genre.

The Devil and Tom Walker

High levels of emotion exist in this genre

The Raven

William Bradford wrote which genre?

The Earth on Turtle’s Back

The authors believed that simplicity was best.

This genre included elements of the supernatural.

This type of literature is normally set in gloomy, rundown, threatening places.

Of Plymouth Plantation

Nature is a central element of this genre.