Colonial Literature

Some of the prominent Puritan writers include;

• Cushion Mathers and Anabelle Broadstreet

• Jonathan Edwards and William Bradford

• Rich Baller and Stefan Charmock,

• Thomas Goodietwoshoes and Johnny Win

Which line in this excerpt from Anne Bradstreet's "As Weary Pilgrim, Now at Rest" best demonstrates the speaker’s desire to be free from the burdens of the world?

• Mine eyes no more shall ever weep,

• No fainting fits shall me assail,

• Nor grinding pains my body frail,

• With cares and fears ne'er cumb'red be

Which two words mean "tired" in this excerpt from Anne Bradstreet's "As Weary Pilgrim, Now at Rest"?

As weary pilgrim, now at rest, Hugs with delight his silent nest, His wasted limbs now lie full soft That miry steps have trodden oft,

• trodden

  wasted

• soft

  miry

• weary

  wasted

• soft

  weary

In "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," Jonathan Edwards compares a number of different items to either nonbelievers or to the wrath of God. Match each item to one of these categories.

• wrath of God

• rough wind

• nonbelievers

• bow

• wrath of God

• spider

• nonbelievers

• falling rock

• wrath of God

• chaff

Which sentence uses the word abominable correctly?

• Derek treated his motorbike with abominable disregard.

• Derek completed his driving course in abominable time.

• Derek was abominable at himself for missing the bus.

• Derek thought of an abominable plan to help the homeless.

What does the word sovereign mean?

• attribute

• advantage

• enraged

• supreme

One hundred Englishmen arrived in three ships to establish what town?

• Salem

• Jamestown

• Pequot

• France

________is well known as the site of witch trials in 1692.

• Jamestown

• Gary

• Salem

• Plymouth

Anne Bradstreet, who is considered America's first important poet, wrote two poems that were mentioned in your lesson. What is the title of one of the poems?

Michael Wigglesworth published a religious poem in 1662 named

• A Weary Pilgrim, Now at Rest

• The Day of Doom

• Beowulf

• Eliot Bible