ENGLISH III FINAL

Question 1

pre-colonialism

Answer 1

respect for nature/natural world is divine and spiritual.
Personification in nature: symbols.
Five Reposes of Myth.

Question 2

The Five Reposes of Myth

Answer 2

1. beliefs
2. unite culture
3. explanation of creation
4. teach lessons
5. entertainment

Question 3

colonialism

Answer 3

people fled to the americas in search of religious freedom, more opportunity to gain riches and higher social standing through land expansion

Question 4

Puritanism

Answer 4

God is powerful, wrathful and involved in everything. It’s a theocracy. Their kind of societal reform is purifying their religion and society. They have pretty severe restrictions but wanted sense of community.
The individual has the tendency to sin; there is evil around every corner and predestination - the ordaining of whether people are to be damned had already been made.

Question 5

What are the necessities in a definition essay?

Answer 5

The intro paragraph, definition paragraph, 3 body paragraphs, and conclusion paragraph.

Question 6

Intro paragraph has ?

Answer 6

Topic, background, TAG, and thesis.

Question 7

Definition paragraph has ?

Answer 7

Definition of chosen word and connection to the text and the world.

Question 8

Body paragraphs need ?

Answer 8

Topic, 1st paraphrasing of an example, 1st two sentences of explanation, 2nd paraphrasing of an example, 2nd two sentences of explanation, and conclusion sentence.

Question 9

Conclusion paragraph needs ?

Answer 9

Review of your thesis but stated in a different way.

Question 10

Transcendentalism

Answer 10

Nature is the sublime, a deeply spiritual force and a gateway to the truth/ everything.
The power of free will and thought is immense and the individual has limitless potential.
Contract then expand explore yourself fully before reforming society and the world.
Don’t conform to society.

Question 11

Romanticism

Answer 11

The Sublime 
- nature is beautiful and inspires 
- you can find all answers in nature
- God is forgiving and the individual is innately good.
Social Reform
- abolition of slavery and feminism 
- equality for every individual

Question 12

Dark Romanticism

Answer 12

Nature is a destructive force
- natural world is dark and decaying
Individual inherently bad
- prone to sins: guilt, self-destruction

Themes

• tragedy
• macabre
• supernatural