Early American Literature Vocab

Question 1

Myth

Answer 1

An attempt to explain one’s universe and one’s place in it in the absence of science

Question 2

Creation Myth

Answer 2

A myth that explains the existence of the world and/or something in it

Question 3

Primary Source

Answer 3

A person who has experienced an event, such as a historical event

Question 3

Secondary Source

Answer 3

A person who researches an event, such as a historical event and writes or speaks about it

Question 4

Author’s Style

Answer 4

The ways that the author uses words, all the elements that set the author apart

Question 5

Diction

Answer 5

The authors choice of words

Question 6

Syntax

Answer 6

The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences

Question 7

Tone

Answer 7

The attitude expressed by the speaker toward the subject

Question 8

Mood

Answer 8

What the reader feels from the authors diction

Question 9

S in SOAPSTone (1)

Answer 9

Speaker - the voice that is speaking and/or narrating the story

Question 10

O in SOAPSTone

Answer 10

Ocassion - time, place, and context in which the event took place

Question 11

A in SOAPSTone

Answer 11

Audience - listeners or readers to whom the speech or document is directed

Question 12

P in SOAPSTone

Answer 12

Purpose - the reason behind the speech or text

Question 13

S in SOAPSTone (2)

Answer 13

Subject - general topic, content, or idea contained