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| One interesting fact about Poe's writings |
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| "It was many a year ago" is the first line of which Poe poem? |
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1. Appearance vs. Reality
2. Longing for love and acceptance
3. Fear of the perverse and unknown |
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| what is NOT an example of Edgar Allan Poe's themes |
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| What did NOT have an influence on Poe's writings |
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| Name three things that influenced Poe's works |
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1. Tuberculosis taking his mother and his wife
2. Alcohol and Gambling
3. Abandonment |
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| Explain the writing style of Edgar Allan Poe (short answer) |
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| Edgar Allan Poe is most likely known for his gothic writing style. He often writes abotu tragedies and death. The reason for his distinct themes is his personal experiences. His losses of a family, abandonment from his foster parents, alchohol, gambling, and being without a motherly figure all contribute the Poe's writing style. He writes about acceptance alot because Poe felt very unaccepted. He writes poems about love to illustrate his deep connection with his wife. He writes tragedied because the most significant events in his life were tragic. Poe uses his personal expereicnes to convey the intence emotions in hisw ritings. |
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| What reocurring images do we see in the works of Edgar Allan Poe? (short answer) |
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| The ideas of death and abandonment reoccur in Poe's works. In "To Helen" Poe feels lost and abandoned unless he is with Helen because she brings him comfort. In "Annabel Lee", Annebel Lee dies. In "The Oval Portrait". the narrators wife dies. In "The House of Usher" Madeline dies. Poe writes about death to signify the important figures who have died in his life. Poe writes about abandonment to show how he has no one to care for him. |
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| This person believed the "hellfire and brimstone" method of rpeaching was fearfil to churchgoers. |
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| Who was the first female American poet? |
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| What was the most popular form of reading in Colonial America? |
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| ____________________ is widely acknowledged to be America's most important and original philisophical theologian. |
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| What author in colonial america spoke in "plain style"? |
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| Anne Bradstreet uses "fruit" to symbolize ... ? |
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| Name 2 influences on Captain John Smith's writing. |
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1. Indians
2. Expansion and Exploration of America |
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| Of the Colonial authors, which "witnessed a stirring events that he had helped to shape, but he was himself shaped by a faith that gave him a narrow, partison view?" |
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| The main purpose of Smith's "The general history of virginia" is |
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| to persuade people in England to come to Virginia |
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| What is the main importance of the writing during Colonial America? |
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| the main importance of writing during colonial america is for a religious purpose. captain john smith writes about the religion in virginia when he settled there. jonathan edwards writes to make his audience fearful of what will happen if they do not appease God. william bradford writes factual information about how his audience must live to be people of God. Anne Bradstreet writes of her Puritan religion and also, her doubts. All four of these important writers in Colonial America, write about their faith. |
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| Anne Bradstreet, a prolific writer, characterized herself as a co-dependant or "needy" throughout her poems. Using examples from her biography and poems, please decide whether this claim is true or false. (Short Answer) |
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| The claim that anne Bradstreet characterized herself as co-dependant or needy is true. she often writes of how she needs to be with her husband or her life will be dark and lonely. She uses the sun as a symbol of her husband because he brings light and happiness to her life. The feelings Bradstree has for her husband are more than love, it is obsessive and needy. She relies on her husband to bring her happiness, which proves her dependance on him. Some of Bradstreets other writings show her insecurities towards herself and her writings. She is needy towards her family because they give her a sens eof security. Overall, Anne Bradstreet shows dependance on her family, especially her husband, throughout her poems. |
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| Benjamin franklin preached the cirtues of ... (3) |
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1. thrift
2. Prudence
3. Reasonable degree of chastity |
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| The _________ became one of the most influential publications in american history, a delight to generations of readers gratified by preachments on the cirtues of hard work, thrift, and success |
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| T/F franklin was the only american t sign all four documents that created the republic: The Declaration of independence, the treaty of alliance with France, the treaty of peace with england, and the constitution |
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| T/F Franklin was the greatest literary artist of eighteenth century america. |
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| T/F franklin remains today the most widely read and influential of all American writers |
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| What is the overall theme of the declaration of independance? |
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| freedom (life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness) |
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| T/F Thomas Paine believes all government to be bad and harmful to society |
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| Name 2 interesting facts about thomas paine. |
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1. Thomas Paine feltthat the British should not have authority over America.
2. He felt that Americans should be told what their money(taxes) were going towards. |
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| Hawthorne's portrayal of the Puritanical society is one of ... |
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| contradictory images and hypocrisy |
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| What does Pearl best represent throughout the novel? |
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| The living embodiment of Hester's sin |
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| Name the 3 themes of the Scarlet letter |
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1. Revenge
2. Appearance vs. Reality
3. Effects of Puritanim |
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| What does the A in "The Scarlet Letter" stand for? |
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able- helping others and making clothes for the poor
adultuery-punished for crime
adorned- worn as a garment |
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| Why is the first scaffold scene in the scarlett letter very ironic? |
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| because dimmesdale is called upon to ask hester who the father is |
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| Two symbolic images of the good and evil battling over dimmesdale's soul are... |
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| What do dimmesdale and hester share at the closing of the novel? |
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| A tombstone marked with the "A" |
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| What does the following symbol foreshadow? Symbol=Rosebush |
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| hester would flourish and come to be known with positive regard (positive traits/ characteristics) |
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| Who feels the most alienated in the scarlett letter |
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Pearl.
she has no father
she is believed to be a demon child
the puritans want ot take pearl away from hester
she is a result of a sin
the other kids tease her |
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| why are the scaffold scenes so important. (1st 2nd 3rd) |
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1st scaffold scene: Hester stands in front of the entire tow while carrying pearl in her arms. On hester's breast, seh wears the letter "A" symbolizing adulterer. She is publicly humiliated in front of the town. Hester will not reveal who is pearl's father.
important; hester understands she has to live with her mistake. she is mature
2nd scaffold scene: dimmesdale confesses his sin. he confesses his affair with hester while no one is around. this shows that dimmesdale is a coward. after he confesses, the letter "A" appears in the sky.
important: dimmesdale is a coward
3rd scaffold scene: dimmesdale finally confesses he is pearl's father. the town does not believe him beccause he is a miniters. dimmesdale confirms that it is true. he dies a relieved, guilt-free and happy man.
important: dimmesdale wants to confess because he know his conscience will haunt him |
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| the reader see that the nurse attaches E greenwood labels to Esther's clothing in CH 15 of the bell jar. what effect does this have on her identity. |
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| she is unsure of herself. |
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| Examples of McCuller's evoking the south and its culture in the member of the wedding. (3) |
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1. the stereotypical african american nanny/cook
2. the character's use of the vernacular
3. the portrayal of a family sitting down to a homecooked dinner |
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| what is the best example of the overall viewpoint of esther greenwood in the bell jar |
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| distant and numb to the social world |
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| ethan from wharton's ethan frome true fear is... |
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| the antagonist in Ethan Frome is... (3) |
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1. ethan
2. society's view
3. fear |
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