Review of the Literary Movements

The Rationalism period was also known as "The Age of..."

• Thinking

• Reason

• Logic

• Truth

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

True or False: The Puritans fit well within the Age of Reason.

• True

• False

Reason and logic were valued over faith and ... when it came to discovering the truth.

• Truth

• Puritanism

• Reason

• Religion

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

The Rationalists believed that people were able to ...

• Pray alone

• Perfect themselves

• Get a job

• Ruin a society

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

True or False: The tone of Puritan writings was very serious.

• True

• False

True or False: The Puritans valued hard work.

• True

• False

In Realism, writers began to look at...

• Local manners of everyday people

• Global issues

• Rational thought

• In-depth emotions of the elite

Realist writing subjects included...

• American entrepreneuers

• European monarchs

• Animals in the jungle

• Shop girls, factory workers, corrupt politicians

Realism brought an emphasis on ... to America

• Emotion and imagination

• Human and animal behavior

• Logic and reason

• Faith and religion

Realism emphasizes...

• Learning lessons from the past

• Contemplating what could be

• Representing things as they actually are