9 week test Flashcards
what was settlement literature
pamphlets trying to persuade Europeans to settle in the new land
key settlement writer
smith
three pillars of puritanism
grace
plainness
divine mission
What did Cotton Mather write
The Great Works of Christ in America
When did Cotton Mather write the great works of christ in america
1702
puritan poets
anne bradstreet and edward taylor
1608
John smith wrote a true relation of virginia
who was john smith
mapmaker
named cities
1624
John Smith wrote the general history of virginia
what did the general history of virginia bring
the american dream
1630-1647A
William Bradford - History of Plymouth Plantation
1650
Anne Bradstreet - The Tenth Muse
1700
Edward Taylor wrote Preparatory Meditations
1704
Sarah Kemble Knight - The Journal of Madam Knight
1729
William Byrd - History of the Dividing Line
1741
Jonathan Edwards - Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
exploration literature gave way to
settlement literature
what is revealed in the general history of virginia
natives helpful, not savage
four elements of plot
conflict, complications, climax, resolution
what is bradford known for
free enterprise, thanksgiving, and no king
bradford’s tragedies
wife died
youth abandoning religion
bradford has a deep sense of what
God’s providence controlling everything
Bradford religiously
vast knowledge of Bible
alludes to Scripture constantly
what did bradford show
how Christian charity is powerful in tragedy
how natives were very helpful
Bradford’s godsend with natives
two who spoke English
relations with the native americans
simple rules gave peace for 24 years
what does internal conflict deal with
thoughts
values
feelings
temptations
what is the ornate style
flowery gaudy showy verbose lengthy
who used the ornate style
rationalists
which style influenced most future writers
plain
when did Anne Bradstreet get married
16
when did she come to america
18
what did she do
wrote poems and helped establish Andover
different publications of her poems
second in plain style
bradstreet affectionate poem
to my deer and loving husband
theme of to my dear and loving husband
good marriage can be a foretaste of eternal happiness
serious poem bradstreet
her house burnt down
upon the burning of our home july 10 1666
theme of upon the burning of our home july 10 1666
she took comfort and strength in reflecting on not becoming attached to things here and looking beyond to that heavenly home
who was edward taylor
preacher who wrote poems on Saturday to prepare for preaching
taylor’s style
ababcc stanza in all his poems,
how many poems did taylor write
thousands
what is Taylor known for
striking metaphors
what poem did we read by taylor
huswifery
theme of huswifery
he compares himself to a spinning wheel and loom where God transforms the wool of his life into a beautiful robe to glorify Him
what did Sarah knight do
took a business trip for boston to ny and back and kept a journal which she published
what do we read about in knight
her travel on horseback and in canoe people religious groups customs and leisure times in NY
what does Byrd have and how did he get it
huge plantation in VA
inherited and built up
where did byrd live
grew up in England
came to the US at 30
what did byrd do in england
trained to be a lawyer and scientist
what genre did byrd write in
many
how did byrd see himself
as a gentleman involved civically in the lives of others
what does byrd’s journal talk about
the difficulties involved surveying the border between VA and NC
what was byrd’s goal
to amuse his british audience
how can you tell byrd’s goals
inclusion of tall tales
Who was Jonathan Edwards
a powerful preacher during the great awakening
when did edwards go to yale
13
who did edwards marry
sarah pierrepont
who was pierrepont
a woman devoted to God and known for her sweetness
what was sinners in the hands of an angry God
spontaneous sermon
what does sinners in the hands of an angry God do
presents a God filled with wrath, who is compared to a flood, a bow, and a fire
what is the tone of sinnners
serious and urgent
why is the tone of sinners urgent
he wants sinners to repent and to give their lives to Christ
what happens at the end of sinners
mercy and hope are offered
rhetorical devices in sinners
pathos, logos
what is pathos in sinners
open door of mercy
allusion to Lot at Sodom - climactic
what is logos in sinners
everyone is changing so join in
what do mather edwards and franklin have in common
showed Europeans that America had its share of geniuses too
hints to adjective clause
who whose which
hints to adverb clause
before, after, as, when, while, until, because, since, as if, as though, although, if
hints to noun clause
that what how why where
participle
look like verbs, ing and ed
function like adj
can be removed
absolute phrase
noun participle
inserting was or were makes it a sentence
possessive pronoun
appositive
noun or noun phrase renaming the noun beside it
usually begins with article
semi colon
used to join two independent clauses whose ideas are closely related
colon
list
explanation
dash
interruption
interesting detail
abrupt change of thought
afterthought
gerund
looks like a verb - ing
functions like noun
how can noun function
subject, direct object, object of preposition, predicate noun
appositive
