Am Lit Final Exam Review

William Cullen Bryant and Washington Irving were popular authors of this literary movement

Writers of this movement inspired future detective and horror stories.

This is a comparison between two things for the purpose of clarifying the less familiar of the two subjects.

An appeal to reason; relies on reason and facts to support a claim

The writers of this movement tend to focus on character development rather than plot.

A literary device in which people, customs, or institutions are ridiculed with the purpose of improving society.

Authors of this movement saw the city as a place of moral corruption, poverty, and death.

Writers of this movement believe that the observation of nature illuminates the nature of human beings.

This movement focuses on ordinary people who suffer from the harsh realities of everyday life.

This movement was influenced by Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution.

Writers of this movement believed that people were by nature good, not evil.

A concrete object used to represent an idea is called...

Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson were leading writers of this movement.

Authors of this movement used a talkative, sprawling, shifting style of writing.

This movement exposes the dark harshness of life including poverty, racism, violence, and prejudice.

The authors of this movement tend to be detached from the narrative (trying to maintain an objective tone).

Expressing the opposite sentiment than what is expected is called

This movement included the work of confessional poets, Jewish American literature, Asian American literature, and more.

The authors of this movement saw it as a time of decayed moral values and easy money through illegal activities.

An object, animal, or idea that is given human characteristics is called...

The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect

This movement was inspired by Galileo, Sir Isaac Newton, Voltaire, and Rousseau.

When the narrator knows and shares the thoughts of every character in the story, it is called...

F. Scott Fitzgerald is a writer of this movement.

The repetition of initial consonant sounds in order to create rhythm or to stress key words.

Writers of this movement were skeptical of progress and technology, and this was reflected in their writing.

Archetypal characters such as the trickster and the creator are found in the literature of this movement.

The literature of this movement relied on repetition and is used in ceremonial situations.

One primary theme of this movement is the quest of individuals to define themselves.

Writers of this movement combined historical figures with fictional ones, blurring the lines between fact and fiction.

This movement rebelled against style and formality of the literature of Age of Reason/Enlightenment.

This movement started in England during the 16 century and moved to the new world at the beginning of the 17th century.

To bring together the main ideas from more than one text is called...

The writers of this movement saw the “American Dream” as an illusion, and they portrayed this in their work.

Ornate or clever style was forbidden in the time of this literary movement.

An implied definition of a word.

John Winthrop and Cotton Mather were prominent figures of this literary movement.

Several writers of this movement focused on the examination of human nature under terrifying circumstances

An appeal based on the writer’s or speaker’s credibility is called...

Common themes of this movement are the reverence for nature and the worship of many gods.

Writers of this movement included absurdity, dark humor, and grim fantasy into their work.

The literature of this movement explains how the universe and humans came into being.

Mark Twain and Ambrose Bierce are well-known authors of this movement.

The author’s main message of a piece of literature is called...

The repetition of similar grammatical structures to express ideas that are related or equal in importance.

This movement describes the futile attempts of people to exercise free will in a world in which free will is an illusion

This movement emerged after the Civil War.

Old puritanical beliefs were manifested in the literature of this movement.

This movement emphasizes the call to the individual to seek spiritual, not material greatness.