American Mythology

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______________wrote American tales with legends like "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle".

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Washington Irving

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Washington Irving known as the father of American literature because ______.

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his writing helped shape the American identity.

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The story "Rip Van Winkle" is set in _______________

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Kaatskill Mountains

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Rip Van Winkle is best described as ____________.

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lazy

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Dame Van Winkle always ________

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nags Rip Van Winkle

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The actual author of Rip Van Winkle claims Rip's story was found among the papers of ____________

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Diedrick Knickerbocker

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Rip Van Winkle's one personality flaw is that

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He would help everyone else before attending to his own business

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In the story Rip Van Winkle, which war happened while Rip was asleep

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American Revolution

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Irving adds humor to the story by including which literary techniques

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exaggeration also known as hyperbole

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The speaker in "Old Ironsides" felt the ship was

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The ship was a link to the nation's history and a symbol of its strength.