7 Periods of American Literature

During the Age of Naturalism, writers focused on...

Stephen Crane was a Romantic

Herman Melville was a realist

Edgar A Poe was an Enlightenist

Which cartoonist wrote tales of the "underdog" in stories like "The Catbird Seat?"

Who authored The Lottery?

Locke's "natural rights of man" and an outlook known as Deism happen during which age?

What best describes the shift of thinking from Romanticism to Realism?

1920-1945 represents the Age of Naturalism

Robert Frost authored The Road Not Taken

F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote during the Age of Disillusionment

During which period did Americans call for a radical overhaul of social and economic values?

1620-1720 represents the Age of Disillusionment?

1820-1865 represents the Age of Romanticism

During Puritanism, most writers wrote...

Edward Taylor's poems were not discovered until the 20th century at Yale University

Edgar A Poe wrote hauntingly in Death of a Salesman

Mark Twain was a realist

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is considered this author's greatest achievement:

To which period does this apply, "Let literature cease to lie about life...and portray Americans as they are..."?

The Age of Anxiety has been with us since...

Emily Dickinson wrote during which age?

During which literary period did America gain her independence?

John Steinbeck was a disillusionist

During which period is man depicted as losing control and individuality?

Irony is a major element is this naturalist's work:

Benjamin Franklin wrote during the Age of Enlightenment

Of the 1,776 poems written, only 7 were published in her lifetime

Who wrote Hills Like White Elephants?

This printer-inventor-statesman epitomized the Age of Enlightenment

In which age did Robert Frost write?

Washington Irving was a Puritan

Who authored the anthology Leaves of Grass?

Who authored The Grapes of Wrath?

A shift from strict religious dogma to the questions of human freedoms describes the shift between which two periods?

Who is considered America's first poet?

In which age did Nathaniel Hawthorne write?

The Romantic Age is characterized by writing:

Who authored Moby Dick?

Who authored The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?