Characteristics of American Literature during the Enlightenment

Values most cherished by Enlightenment thinkers

• Collective welfare and tradition

• Individual rights and rational thought

• Religious faith and obedience

• Economic prosperity and competition

Enlightenment idea that greatly influenced American democracy and its literature

• The belief in natural rights and self-governance

• The importance of monarchy and absolute rule

• The rejection of individual freedoms

• The promotion of religious intolerance

By referring to the British as “tyrants” and suggesting that their rule is oppressive, Henry uses which propaganda technique?

• Name-calling

• Glittering generalities

• Bandwagon

• Testimonial

Writing style of Enlightenment authors

• Clear, logical, and persuasive with an emphasis on reason

• Ornate, persuasive, and exaggerated with heavy use of metaphors

• Casual, informal, and humorous with a focus on personal anecdotes

• Complex, convoluted, and obscure with little regard for clarity

Characteristic of American Literature during the Enlightenment period

• Focus on emotion and intuition

• Focus on reason and scientific inquiry

• Focus on tradition and folklore

• Focus on individualism and self-expression

Primary focus of American literature during the Enlightenment

• Emotion and intuition

• Tradition and folklore

• Logic, reason, and individual rights

• Nature and spirituality

Henry claims that God is on the side of the colonists, saying, “There is a just God who presides over the destinies of nations.” This is an example of:

• Metaphor

• Transfer

• Allusion

• Personification

By portraying himself as an ordinary citizen who simply seeks freedom, Henry uses which propaganda technique?

• Plain folks appeal

• Bandwagon effect

• Fear appeal

• Testimonial

Literary device used in the phrase “'Twas mercy brought me from my Pagan land”

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Personification

Tone conveyed in the poem "On Being Brought from Africa to America"

• Grateful and reverent

• Angry and resentful

• Indifferent and detached

• Joyful and celebratory