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WorksheetsAmerican Lit Semester 1 Finale
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 51mins
The creation myth came from where
Indians
Iroquois people
The bible
Cave writing
The myth connects to what from the tribe?
Didn't come from a tribe
Kids story
Dreams
culture and beliefs
How was the story passed down?
Wrote in book
Cave writings
By word of mouth
Made up
Symbolism to the myth of the turtle
Earth
Water
Cloud
Moon
Symbolism of the sky women
Spiritual realm
Angel
Earth
Cloud
Symbolism of the twins
cloud
ocean and earth
sun and moon
balance of life/good vs bad
Whats the storytelling mode of the myth? (on turtles back)
Iroquois relationship with natural world
bible story
kids story
No storytelling mode
Whats archaic language?
Old writing that you make modern day writing to understand
A lost language like latin
Its not a language
Hieroglyphics
examples of archaic words
thou, thee, hast
he, she, must
They, them
what is syntax?
a lost language
arrangment of words and phrases
a type of poem
old version of kids story
whats paraphrasing?
making older words more modern
type of poem
restating a text or passage in your own words
make a paragraph longer
whats summerizing
it doesn't exist
analyze the writing
rewriting with our own words
making a longer passaage shorter
when to use syntax
organize your thought to make them more clear
all the time
you dont use it
when to use paraphrasing
need to express same ideas in different way
never
all the time
when to use summerizing
always
write a brief overview of the larger text
never
who wrote the "speech in the Virginia Convention"
iroqouis
Patrick Henry
Tecumseh
Johnathan edwards
who wrote the "Speech in Reply to an Emissary"
Tecumseh
Johnathan Edwards
Patrick Henry
Bill gates
Who wrote "Sinners in the hands of an angry God"
Tecumseh
Patrick Henry
Johnathan Edwards
George Washington
What rhetorical devices were used in "Speech in the Virginia Convention"
Pathos, ethos, logos, repition
commas
hyperbole
simile, metaphor
example of patriotism in "speech in the Virginia Convention"
Example of pathos in "Speech in the Virginia Convention"
Example of reptition in "Speech in the virginia convention"
Rhetorical devices used in "Speech in Reply to an Emissary"
hyperbole
Ethos, pathos, metaphor
simile
action verb
Example of Pathos in "speech in reply to an emissary"
joy
Sadness
uses anger “When the white man first set foot on this continent, he was our brother, but he has now become our enemy.”
respect
example of ethos in "speech in reply to an emissary"
There isnt one
leadership/connection to the land “The Great Spirit has given us the land, and it is ours; no man or nation can take it from us without our consent.”
Only pathos is used
Rhetorical devices used in "Sinners in the hands of an angry god"
there is none
Pathos (fear,guilt,urgency), imagery (bow ready to release arrow)
simile
hyperbole
List rhetorical devices
What can we learn from the Iroquois beliefs?
it represents goodness and evil
We need balance and respect towards nature and animals
warning to people about greed and corruption
A famous poet who has most of her poems published after she died
How were animals seen as in the iroquois stories
The repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds within words, phrases, or sentences
The repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds within words, phrases, or sentences
They were seen as main characters
Beauty and truth in nature, Power of individualism, social reform, Human rights, Power of basic rights, power of imagination
What does Syntax mean
Flip a sentence in order to decode an archaic language
It means a literary device that ridicules with with exaggeration
It tries to make sense of how we got here
They had nationalist values and were seen as people who could study around children
Define Realism
The repetition of consonant sounds within words, phrases, or sentences
Romanticism shows emotion, intuition, and human spirit. Realism is Ordinary people, true depictions of life, and real life struggles
A type of writing that shows the day-to-day living and doesnt sugar coat things
It means a literary device that ridicules with with exaggeration
What crime did Hester commit
Walt Whitman
Adultery
His poem called Leaves Of Grass
The repetition of consonant sounds within words, phrases, or sentences
What does Chillingworth say is causing Dimmesdale to slowly die
You take what you know now and compare it with what was known then and translate that
They were all old white man
Regular myths involve supernatural events and explain how humanity came to be
A secret he is holding in from his past
List the six uniting ideas of Romantism
Whats fireside poets
what is gothic poets
whats trancendentalism
3 transcendentalist beliefs
thought people could be good and evil
followed the rules, did what community believed in
Believed everyone was good, thoughts feelings, imaginations, non-conformist, lived simply
Thought everyone was bad, negative and evil thougths, conformist
What was Thoreau's core value/ beliefs
To keep your own qualities and resist the social norms
It means a literary device that ridicules with with exaggeration
All people have the potential of evil , believed in monsters and demons, and guilt and sin
Flip a sentence in order to decode an archaic language
What were Thoreau and Emerson's most famous poems
They were all old white man
Thoraeus was "In the woods" and Emersons was "The Bell"
Walt Whitman
They believe that all people are inherently good, they need self reliance, and should reconnect with nature
Gothics key beliefs
believed everyone was good, non-conformist
burned the poems in the fire
everyone is capable of being bad, wrote dark thoughts and feelings
Wrote poems, read them next to a fire
what the authors purpose for "the devil and tom walker"
its not a story
about a man who became the devil
show greed, truth and beauty in nature, power of human spirit
its to show good happens to everyone
authors purpose of the skarlett letter
to show how bad life was then
show guilt, sin and redemption
no purpose
its about making deals with the devil
storytelling purpose of the scarlett letter
second person
first person
third person
you just read it
list three examples of symbolims in the scarlett letter
Who is Emily Dickinson
Flip a sentence in order to decode an archaic language
A famous poet who had most of her poems published after she died
According to john he was kiddnapped by indians and then the chief daughter saved him by reasoning with him (daughter named Pocahontas)
Their attitude towards nature and animals
when was emily dickenson born and died
1900-1930
2000-2020
1830-1886
1815-180
Who is Walt Whitman
math teacher
military officer
teacher, journalist
some stranger in a story
Walt Whitman was when
Florida, 1800
Michigan, 1900
New York, 1819
New york, 1918
Emily Dickinson known for
dashes and slant rhymes, reinvented rules of poetry
commiting adultry
wrote happy poems about life
she is not known
what did emily write about
she didn't write she stole work
she wrote about nature
her sister in-law, her death, romantic fantasy that never happened, short fast thoughts
her boyfriend, life, her happiness, long lengthy thoughts
what was walt whitman known for
wrote about happy nature
short fast thougths
"extended metaphor", poem of all time,
dashes and slant rhymes
what was walt known as
"the devil"
"the reverand"
"The bard of democracy"
wasn't known as anything
about walt whitmans writing
never wrote
starts with formal structure and traditional elements, like free verse
sloppy with dashes, doesnt make sense
short thougths that arent alike and very unformal
what caused romantisim to realism
Lewis and Clark
civil war
WWll
British tea birgade
how was iroqious story telling
lots of detail
through action not lots of details
factual
Who wrote the "General History of Virginia"
No one
John Smith
John Edward
Tecumseh
What was "Devil and tom Walkers purpose"
To prove you should make deals with the devil
Make fun of puritans, marriage, women, and greedy people
Makes fun of the devil and evil people
no purpose
Why was Scarlett letter written
Wear a letter on your chest
The authors ancesters killed the "witches" and he thougt by writing this it would make him feel better about it
To prove you shouldn't commit adultry
dont lie
Whats whitmans best (most popular) poem
big blue sky
Leaves of grass
Once upon a time
Sail away
