This Literary Time Period spans from the 1950's to today

This literature was passed down mainly orally

This literary time period sought to display life as it really was without all the frills and metaphors

Another name for "The Enlightenment"

Creationist tales that closely parallel the Christian creation story are most likely indicators of

Original Sin

Legal Documents that talk about rights of man, states right, and the logistics of founding a new nation

Viewed poetry as the highest form of creative expression

Highly experimental writing style (stream-of-consciousness)

Cultural movement that began in Harlem, NY

How does American Romanticism contrast with the principles of rationalism?

In what ways did Romantic writers differentiate their approach to truth from that of rationalists?

Which of the following was NOT a focal point of American Romanticism?

Which American movement's main literature consisted of creation myths?

The ________ opposed fiction because it was fake and full of lies.

The Salem Witch Trials took place during this literary movement.

The major political documents (Constitution, etc.) came from this American movement.

This literary movement was focused on connecting to nature and reaching a higher spiritual level

_____ believed in living simply and standing up for your beliefs.

Slave narratives exemplify the themes and values of this literary movement.

Women's rights and women writers came to light during this literary movement.

This sub-genre of realism focuses on specific geographical locations and the mannerisms of people who live there.

This realism sub-genre is also know on as The Ugly Truth because of its harsh literature.

This literary movement occurred during many ups and downs in American history (Roaring Twenties, WWII, etc.)

________ is the literary movement that celebrates African American art, literature, and culture.

The Harlem Renaissance occurred during which literary movement period?

Where is Harlem?

Unlike the Puritans, Benjamin Franklin and other Enlightenment thinkers believe that moral improvement depends on _________.

Identify the literary device:

"Shall we acquire the means of effectual resistance by lying supinely on our backs and hugging the delusive phantom of hope, until our enemies shall have bound us hand and foot?”

Identify the literary device:

“Give me liberty, or give me death!”

The Enlightenment was a movement primarily committed to the use of _____________.

"We have petitioned; we have remonstrated, we have supplicated; we have prostrated ourselves" is an example of:

Who wrote "Speech in the Virginia Convention"?

Which was NOT considered to be popular literature during the age of enlightenment?