1st Quarter Exam Flashcards
What is the style of our unit, “An Early American Collection”?
Simple
Plain
Direct
What is the recurring theme in our unit, “An Early American Collection”?
God’s providence
What is a ballad?
[a work] written to be sung or recited and tells a story of some exciting episode
What is rhythm?
The recurrence of motion or sound
What is meter?
When the rhythm occurs at regular intervals
What is a foot?
A pattern in a line of poetry consisting of one accented syllable and one or two unaccented syllables
What is blank verse?
Unrhymed iambic pentameter
What is an iamb foot?
[unaccented][accented]
Ex: “I ám” “A wáy”
What is a trochee foot?
[accented][unaccented]
Ex: “máy be”
What is an anapest foot?
[unaccented][unaccented][accented]
Ex: sibling being a PEST; 😐😐😡
What is the predominant genre of our unit, “An Early American Collection”?
Journals and Diaries
What is a dactyl foot?
[accented][unaccented][unaccented]
Ex: a ptyraDACTYL (the accent mark is the head and the unaccented marks are the wings)
What is a spondee foot?
[accented][accented]
Ex: 2 SPoons
What is a monosyllabic foot?
[accented]
What is allusion?
a reference to mythology, history, or a literary work
Most allusions in early American poetry were _____ allusions.
Biblical
What is conceit?
a strongly exaggerated simile or metaphor of 2 very dissimilar objects
Who wrote Captain John Smith and Pocahontas?
Captain John Smith
Who was the founder of the first English settlement in the New World?
John Smith
What was the first English settlement in the New World?
Jamestown, Virgina
Who wrote A True Relation of Virginia?
Captain John Smith
What was the first book in American Literature?
A True Relation of Virginia
True/False: Captain John Smith’s stories were always 100% accurate.
False: written accounts of his adventures may not be totally true, but were very popular
What is significant about Captain John Smith’s writing?
He wrote about himself in the 3rd person.
What was the first book printed in America?
The Bay Psalm Book
What is the metrical translation of the Psalms from Hebrew to English so that they might be sung by the puritans?
The Bay Psalm Book
Who were the three translators who translated the Bay Psalm Book from Hebrew to English?
➣Richard Mather
➣Thomas Welde
➣John Eliot
Who wrote Anecdotes from the Journal of John Winthrop?
John Winthrop
Who was the governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
John Winthrop
True/False: Anecdotes from the Journal of John Winthrop is the personal account of his voyage to the New World.
False: it Begun as journal entries during his voyage to the New World, then gradually shifts from personal entries to a more historical, religious, and political perspective
What happened in Anecdotes from the Journal of John Winthrop, The Burden of Material Things?
The lady had a nice piece of cloth and it got burned up. “But it pleased God…”
Who wrote Of Plymouth Plantation?
William Bradford
Who is known as the “Father of American History”?
William Bradford
Who was the Governor of Plymouth?
William Bradford
What was “America’s First History Book”?
Of Plymouth Plantation
In what work was this phrase repeated: “But it pleased God”?
Of Plymouth Plantation
Who wrote A Key into the Language of America?
Roger Williams
Who was one of the first advocates for the separation of church and state?
Roger Williams
Who founded Providence, Road Island?
Roger Williams
True/False: Roger Williams was very kind to the Indians.
True: He was known for working toward good relations with the Indians
Who founded the first Baptist Church in the New World?
Roger Williams
What are the two stories we need to know from A Key into the Language of America?
“Boast not proud English” and “The Son and Moon and Stars Do Preach”
Who wrote The Author and Her Book?
Anne Bradstreet
Who was the first poet to write verse in America?
Anne Bradstreet
True/False: Anne Bradstreet’s poetry was not published until after she was dead.
False: her poetry was published without her consent by her brother-in-law
What did Anne Bradstreet (mainly) write about?
Her relationship with God and about her personal experiences
What is the main quote we need to known from The Author and Her Book?
“Thou ill-formed offspring of my feeble brain”
Who wrote Verses upon the Burning of Our House, July 10th, 1666?
Anne Bradstreet
What was Anne Bradstreet’s response to her house burning down?
positive;
“And when I could no longer look
I blest His name that gave and took,”
Who wrote The Day of Doom?
Michael Wigglesworth
Who was the most widely-read poet of Puritan New England?
Michael Wigglesworth
What was America’s first best-seller?
The Day of Doom
What is The Day of Doom about?
judgement day
Who wrote Mediation One?
Edward Taylor
Who is considered the best of the Puritan poets?
Edward Taylor
True/False: Edward Taylor wrote his poetry for private worship purposes.
True
Edward Taylor was one of the earliest American poets to use _____ in his poetry.
metaphysical conceits
What are the 3 conceits in Meditation One?
👰🏼Bride (marriage)
☕️Cup
⚫️Coal
Who wrote On Being Brought from Africa to America?
Phyllis Wheatley
Who was the second American woman to publish a book of poetry?
Phyllis Wheatley
Who was born in Africa, captured, and sold as a slave in the New World?
Phyllis Wheatley
Phyllis Wheatley was unusually _____ and _____ by her owners.
unusually intelligent
educated
Who said
“‘Twas mercy brought me from my Pagan land,
Taught my benighted soul to understand”?
Phyllis Wheatley
Not sure if we need to know it cause she never really confirmed it but you should already know The Courtship of Madam Winthrop.
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