Semester 1 American Literature

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

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

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

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

Most Native American Stories were told orally.

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

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

Transcendentalism believes God is above man.

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

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

Dark Romantics believed that humans tended towards evil.

A universal message about the human experience.

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

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

A myth is absolutely true.

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

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

Who goes to Heaven under Puritan ideology?

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

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

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

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

What is Puritanism?

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

Which literary movement is "Nature"?

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

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

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

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

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

Transcendentalists are very stern, stoic, and serious.

Romanticism praises the Industrial Revolution.

Thoreau argues that the society causes people to...

Romanticism values all deep human emotions.

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

Which literary movement is "Coyote and the Buffalo"?

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

Dark Romantics believed that humans were better than God.

Realism explores fantasy lands with daring sword fights.

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

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

What is NOT a Puritan value?

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

Romanticism values youthful innocence and naivety.

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