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American Literature Fall 2015
Final Exam Review American Literature Fall 2015
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Literary Movements Puritans- the Bible provided a model, diaries and histories are most common: Jonathan Edwards & Anne Bradstreet Rationalism- Reason above all else: Ben Franklin & Patrick Henry Romanticism- Poetry is highest form of imagination, looks to nature, feeling and intuition over reason: William Cullen Bryant & John Russell Lowell Dark Romanticism- explored the dark side of human nature and the madness of the psyche, Edgar Allan Poe!
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“Thanatopsis” What does the poet urge listeners and readers to do?
What cycle is described in the poem? What type of poem is “Thanatopsis?” Elegy, lyrical- expresses a feeling, emotion What does the title mean? What should people do when they feel afraid of death? What does nature urge the poet to find comfort in? Terms to know: personification, inversion (inverting normal word order)
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“The First Snowfall” What is the tone of the poem?
Where is the poem’s setting?( time of year, place, occasion, ) Who is the speaker of the poem? What type of poem is “The First Snowfall?” Terms to know: simile, personfication
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“Old Ironsides”- pg. 266 in textbook- copy of poem will be on final
Romantic elements Purpose Use of metaphors/ find examples Historical context- USS Constitution
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“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”
Figurative Language*- simile,analogy, metaphor
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Rhetorical Devices in “Speech in the Virginia Convention”
Allusion Parallelism Restatement
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The Crucible Jeopardy Review:
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