American Literature-Unit #5 Flashcards
Who was the first governor of the New World?
William Bradford
How did Anne Bradstreet feel about her book?
She thought it was flawed and had lots of mistakes
Who courted Madam Winthrop
Samuel Sewell
Who was Madam Winthrop?
The wife of John Winthrop
Who was John Winthrop?
English-born Puritan lawyer who was governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony for many years. He also wrote in a journal that later became his “History of New England…”.
Who wrote “Of Plymouth Plantation”?
William Bradford. He was called the “Father of American History” because he wrote America’s first history book, Of Plymouth Plantation.
Who wrote “A Key into the Language of America”?
Roger William
Who was the first poet to write verse in America?
Anne Bradstreet
Who was the most widely read poet of Puritan New England and wrote the First American best-seller, “The Day of Doom”?
Michael Wigglesworth
Who wrote “Meditation One”?
Edward Taylor
Who wrote “The Courtship of Madam Winthrop”?
Samuel Sewell
Who wrote “My Journey from Boston to New York”?
Sarah Kemble Knight
Who wrote “Poor Richard’s Almanac”?
Benjamin Franklin
Who wrote “Psalm 137”?
Timothy Dwight
Who wrote “The Battle of the Kegs”?
Francis Hopkinson
Who wrote “An Escape from Alligators”?
William Bartram
Who wrote “On Being Brought from Africa to America”?
Phillis Wheatley
Ballad
It is written to be sung or recited and tells a story of some exciting episode
Rhythm
The recurrence of motion or sound
Meter
When the rhythm occurs at regular intervals; measured rhythm of a poem.
Foot
The pattern in a line of poetry consisting of one accented syllable and one or two unaccented syllables.
Monosyllabic foot
Consisting of one accented syllable
Blank verse
Unrhymed iambic pentameter
Allusion
A reference to mythology, history, or a literary work.
Conceit
A strongly exaggerated simile or metaphor (when the two things being compared are so dissimilar that the comparison becomes incongruous)
Read about Captain John Smith (1580-1631)
Read about John Winthrop (1588-1649)
Read about William Bradford (1590-1657)
Read about Roger Williams (1603?-1683)
Read about Anne Bradstreet (c. 1612-1672)
Read about Michael Wigglesworth (1631-1705)
Read about Edward Taylor (c.1645-1729)
Read about Samuel Sewell (1652-1730)
Read about Sarah Kemble Knight (1666-1727)
Read about Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
Read about Timothy Dwight (1752-1817)
Read about Francis Hopkinson (1737-1791)
Read about Phillis Wheatley (c.1753-1784)
Read about William Bertram (1739-1823)
Read about Noah Webster (1758-1843)
