ENGLISH QUIZ

lines of iambic pentameter rhymed in pairs

The Iroquois constitution provided a model for the US Constitution

the way a story is told or the position form which the narrator presents story elements

what does edward taylor ask that God make him in Huswifery

recurring narrative elements that appear in stories acrss cultures and that speak to universal human expierances

claims that challenge the validity of the intial claim

who said Give Me Liberty of Give Me Death

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

what equality does williams suggest exists between the Englishmen and Indians in BOAST NOT PROUD ENGlish

what work by Paine calls for political indpendence

a comparoson using like or as

what metaphor does Edwards use to illustrate man's inability to save himself

According to John Winthrop which type of liberty does man have in common with animals

Colonial surprise reflected interests and concerns of its writers, no surprising earliest authors wrote most about their

Who was the first Native American archaeologist

what does Franklin imply by pairing together Jesus and Socrates as men to imitate

which work by Paine is an attack on religion

a stanza of four lines of poetry

a copy of which writer's work was the only collection of English verse in Taylor's library

Once colonies were established, what was the predominant subject matter of literature

which writer ministered for almost 24 years and then turned down a pastorate to work with an Indian tribe

a standard hymn meter, lines are iambic

which author was the foremost political pamphleteer of his day

According to HOW THE WORLD BEGAN, what kind of plant grew in the center of the world

who best personified the American dream

a gernre of works that relate the capture suffering or rescue of the narrator told from first person

personal references that inhibit one from seeing the potential value of others' judgement

what is emphasized in Edward Taylor's God Determination

Primary purpose of literature in early America was entertainment

Besides his knowledge of Scriptures what other training strongly influenced John Winthrop's content and style

word choice

according to "THE AUTHOR TO HER BOOK" what is Anne Bradstreet's opion of her own writing

artful deviations from literal speech or normal word order

arguments intended to appeal to a person's logical emotional or ethical sensibilities

a striking often elaborate comparison carried out in considerable detail

each two or three syllable unit in a line of poetry

what was the primary issue Patrick Henry spoke out against

what was the core of the puritan worldview

what was PHillis Wheatly's allusion that illustrates the influence of neoclassical writers in her poetry

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

which work by Paine is a collection of 16 pamphlets used to boost the American morale

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

fill in the blanks. "There is _ that keeps wicked men at fany one moment out of hell but the mere _ of GOd

the process of presenting claims and providing reasons to support those claims

Name one relationship that John Winthrop refers to in describing civil liberty

an author's attitude toward a subject

The deliberate repetiotion of words or phrases at the beginning of grammatical units

William's belief about what principle has been influential among religious and political conservatives since his day

the thesis or assertion that one makes or a postion that one takes about a topic

similar structure in 2 or more phrases, clauses, or sentences

Iroguois lineage passed through the fathers not the mothers

ANne Bradstreet used many of her poems to express rebellion against the unfair treatment of women in her day

who refuses to pastor any church maintaining ties with the Church of England

which writer, cofounder of Rhode Island, preached to the indians and wrote about their langauge

main idea of the text

what is Occum's two fold purpose for writing his autobiography

a reference to people, places, events, or works of literature

which writer befan writing poetry at the age of 40 as a form of personal worship of God

a system of beliefs and values through which one views the world

writing intended to instruct

giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects

what writer had work published without his or her knowledge

in CONTEMPLATIONS the poet's appreciation of the beauty of nature leads to what

which author proved best the notion that a puritan could create excellent poetry

when a revival spread in New England with what did Jonathan Edwards become concerned

one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable

in THE AUTHOR TO HER BOOK what does Anne BRadstreet regard to her book of poetry as

references to the writings of ancient Greece or Rome

John Winthrop's JOURNAL focuses primarily on which of the following

imaginative comparison of 2 dissimilar things

oral, public communication that can serve a variety of purposes

What substance did Good Mind use to create man

the interpretation of events people places nd ceremonies of the Old Testament as prefiguring New Testament realities

who was called an ungoldy puritan because of his values and theology

a stanza of 6 lines of poetry

why was THoms Paine skeptical of his trustworthiness of the accounts of the gospel

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

evidence, essential to establishing the validity of a claim

a description of a culture's idea of how the world and its inhabitants came to be

which writer's work brought praise and criticism, but showed a sincere desire to understand God's working in the world

toward the end of the 18th century what was true about most writers' view of life

a stanza of two lines of poetry

which person was one of the first to challenge the puritan leadership of new England

Mary Rowlandon's narrative is a good example of what

who wrote apoem on the death of George WHitefield

a quesiton asked, not to receive an answer but to achieve an effect

What had to Occur before a distinctly American literature could exist

What does Wheatly identify as the student's greatest foe, tellin gthem to surpress the desdly serpent in its' egg

the regular pattern of stressed and unstresssed syllables in a line

what is the reference to the verse Jonathan edwards uses in sinner in the hands of an angry God

an account of historical event with characters who are real people

"My own mind is my own church" is an example of

an address to an absent person, abstraction, or object

WHo wrote " My heart panted after this...that I might be nothing and that God might be all

refernces to people places events or passages from the Bible

story that uses supernatural forces or beings to explain an aspect of life orthe natiral world was once true to creation

much of edward taylor's poetry was personal preparation before preaching about what

the author's reason for writing

IN every human breast, God has implanted a principle, which we call love

BAy Pslam book was the first book printed in the ENglish colonies