Semester 1 American Literature

Which literary movement is The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass?

The placement of two different ideas close to each other in order to emphasize their differences.

In "The Masque of the Red Death", the masked man represents...

A direct comparison of two unlike things, often using a form of the verb “to be”.

Transcendentalism believes God is above man.

Most Native American Stories were told orally.

Which character is NOT a trickster figure in "The Coyote and the Buffalo"?

In Anne Bradstreet's poem about the burning of her house, she concludes that she should...

What is NOT a Puritan value?

In "The Masque of the Red Death", the ebony clock represents...

In "The Devil and Tom Walker", Tom Walker's criticsm of his neighboring Puritans is an example of his _________

"Beds of dirt" could be a metaphor for which concept?

Who goes to Heaven under Puritan ideology?

The use of specific diction, structure, and other devices to convey the speaker’s attitude or emotional situation.

What was Jonathan Edwards' purpose in “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”?

Realism seeks to portray flaws in society, in hopes to reform those issues.

"Despair saw me and smiled as I walked by". This is an example of which literary device?

In "The Devil and Tom Walker", Tom Walker's __________ leads him to making a deal with the Devil.

The setting of Emerson's "Nature" is ...

An archetype is a symbol, setting, character which represents some universal human experience.

In every chapter, Douglass explains a logical inconsistency in the system of slavery. This is an example of ________.

Thoreau argues that the society causes people to...

“The black clouds of God’s wrath hanging directly above your heads”. Literary device?

Transcendentalists are very stern, stoic, and serious.

Douglass acknowledges his ignorance in his autobiography, in order to...

Which literary movement is "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"?

In his essay, Thoreau argues that industry causes people to...

A yellow leaf fallen from a tree could easily represent which of the following concepts?

Which literary movement is "Nature"?

Romanticism values youthful innocence and naivety.

Realism explores fantasy lands with daring sword fights.

Dark Romantics believed that humans tended towards evil.

A universal message about the human experience.

A myth is absolutely true.

A grand exaggeration to emphasize certain features or to amplify emotional impact.

Dark Romantics believed that humans were better than God.

Which literary movement is "Where I Lived, and What I Lived For"?

Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities (animals, objects, or ideas).

Which literary movement is "The Masque of the Red Death"?

Romanticism praises the Industrial Revolution.

An object, image, event, or character which has deeper meaning and stands in for a greater concept or idea.

Romanticism values all deep human emotions.

Which literary movement is "Coyote and the Buffalo"?

“I have a house on high erect”. Literary device?

What is Puritanism?