CC- Fall Review for American Literature

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What does 'huswifery' mean?

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Housekeeping.

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Who were The Elect?

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The chosen people who had full power to interpret the will of God.

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What literary device is found in the sentence: 'The sun smiled down on us.'?

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Personification.

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Where were witchcraft trials occurring?

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In the colonies and in Europe.

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What literary device is present in the sentence: 'Crooks conspire with the unkind king.'?

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Alliteration.

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Define 'personification'.

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A literary device where human qualities are attributed to non-human things.

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What is 'alliteration'?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.

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What is the significance of witchcraft trials in American literature?

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They reflect societal fears and the consequences of mass hysteria.

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What is a 'metaphor'?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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Define 'simile'.

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.