English 11 Semester Review 1

Which literary period was a reaction to the Enlightenment?

• Romanticism

• Colonialism

• Native American

• Naturalism

Which literary period focused on corruption, poverty, and racism?

• Romanticism

• Naturalism

• Transcendentalism

• Colonialism

Which of these authors wrote during the Colonial period?

• John Edwards

• Nathaniel Hawthorne

• Emily Dickinson

• Chief Joseph

How did Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography fit the characteristics of Enlightenment literature?

• Spiritual instruction

• Emphasis on the supernatural

• Focus on logic

• Political critique

Which author wrote about the transparent eyeball?

• Ralph Waldo Emerson

• Henry David Thoreau

• Walt Whitman

• Stephen Ambrose

What is the first step for writing a theme comparison?

Identify the _____ of both works

Which of these literary periods focused on spirituality and nature?

• Native American

• Colonialism

• Enlightenment

• Naturalism

Which literary style could be summed up with the word "pessimism"?

• Colonialism

• Romanticism

• Transcendentalism

• Naturalism

Which period did Emily Dickinson write during?

• Colonialism

• Enlightenment

• Romanticism

• Transcendentalism

Which literary period came after Colonialism?