1. $400 $600 $800 $1000 $200 $400 $600 $800 $1000 $200 $400 $600 $800 $1000 $200 $400 $600 $800 $1000 $200 $400 $600 $800 $1000 $200 IN THE BEGINNING… THE FIRST SETTLERS ISN’T IT ROMANTIC? GOING INTO THE WOODS SITTING BY THE FIRESIDE SCARLET FEVER MORE POETRY THE “WRITE” STUFF POTPURRI 1776 (NOT THE MOVIE)

2. This author is related to a judge who presided at the Salem witchcraft trials. Incidentally, he also wrote The Scarlet Letter.

3. Who is Nathaniel Hawthorne?

4. Hawthorne use of the sunlight helps to demonstrated this anti- transcendentalist principle.

5. What is the uncertainty of natural symbolism?

6. Among its meanings, The Scarlet Letter stands for this “a” word, meaning one who can.

7. What is “able”?

8. In the forest, this natural feature represents a barrier between Hester and Dimmesdale as a couple, and their daughter, Pearl.

9. What is the brook?

10. If you had to describe what The Scarlet Letter is about in one word, this would be your word.

11. What is sin?

12. In this poem, the author felt he was different from everyone else.

13. What is “Alone”?

14. In this poem, the author compares death to a polite carriage driver.

15. What is “Because I Could Not Stop for Death-”?

16. Walt Whitman uses this poetic device to indicate equality.

17. What is the catalog?

18. He is the author of “Alone.”

19. Who is Edgar A. Poe?

20. The words “more” and “dorm” together are an example of this kind of rhyme.

21. What is slant rhyme?

22. This element of writing is located in the introduction and needs to present the argument for your essay.

23. What is the thesis statement?

24. All work submitted in English class should utilize this stylistic format.

25. What is MLA format?

26. All evidence, or quotations, in an essay should be accompanied by this.

27. What is an explanation?

28. A quote is a kind of this, one of the parts of a body paragraph.

29. What is evidence?

30. This is the term used to describe a topic sentence combined with a transition.

31. What is a boundary statement?

32. Edgar A. Poe was related to his wife in this way.

33. What is “they were first cousins”?

34. Longfellow and Bryant are both part of this group of poets.

35. Who are the Fireside Poets?

36. His innovative poetry was once criticized for being barbaric.

37. Who is Walt Whitman?

38. He is the only founding father to sign the Constitution, the peace treaty with Britain, and the Declaration of Independence.

39. Who is Benjamin Franklin?

40. This is a kind of question that is not meant for the audience to answer.

41. What is a rhetorical question?

42. This founding father is also credited with having written The Declaration of Independence.

43. Who is Thomas Jefferson?

44. This term refers to the repetition of the same grammatical structure three or more times, usually for emphasis.

45. What is parallelism?

46. Radical whose famous speech concludes with the words “Give me liberty, or give me death!”

47. Who is Patrick Henry?

48. His “Letters from an American Farmer” describe America as a melting pot.

49. Who is Jean Michael Crevecoeur?

50. He can be considered the embodiment of the American dream. He also published Poor Richard’s Almanac.

51. Who is Benjamin Franklin?