F1 Flashcards
Although
Albeit
Of a kind disoosition;gentle or mild.
Benign
Expressed indirectly; hinted; suggested
Implied
Disbelief
Incredulity
Not changing or capable of being changed.
Invariably
Not diminishing in speech, intensive or effort.
Unrelenting
Make a mistake
Err
Evil fame or reputation
Infamy
Devout; religious
Pious
Worthy of reverence or respect.
Venerable
Spitefully mischievous
Malicious
Surrounded by; in the middle of
Amid
Sin; wickedness
Iniquity
Repay
Requite
Lesson; reduce in amount or degree
Abate
Unavoidable
Inevitable
Milestone; particular point in time.
Epoch
Not able to be touched.
Impalpable
Taking over
Usurping
To entreat; plead; beg
Implore
The government
Bellingham
Author
Hawthorne
Hester’s husband
Chillingworth
Brought Hester bad news
Bristol
illegitimate daughter of Hester
Pearl
A woman who works for the devil
Witch
She must wear a letter A
Hester
Hester and Pearl go there to intercept Dimmesdale.
Forest
What emblem did Hester have to wear?(short ans)
Letter A
What did the letter stand for ?
Adultery
Describes Pearl
Beautiful and unusual
What does Rev. Dimmesdale’s congregation think to him?
They think he’s practically a saint
When they met at scaffolding at midnight what did Pearl ask Mr.Dimmesdale?
If he would stand hand in hand with her and Hester on the scaffolding.
In chapter 13 what were people beginning to think of Hester?
They were beginning to recognize her as a person instead of as just a sinner.
What had to occur before a distinctly American literature could exist?
Dependence on English literature had to be abandoned.
Because colonial literature naturally reflected the interests and concerns of its writers, it is not surprising that the earliest authors wrote mostly about?
Adversity
Once the colonists had established permanent settlements, the subject matter of literature predominantly concerned.
Religion
In arguing for the worthiness of colonization, Smith lists responsibilities to four powers from most to least important.which order is correct?
God, king, country, ourselves
Bradford began writing of Plymouth Plantation in 1630, perhaps because ?
He was afraid that the Massachusetts Bay Colony would overshadow the Plymouth colony.
Winthrop’s Journal primarily focuses on
God’s providential care for the colonists.
According to Winthrop’s “Letter from Boston ,”one of the purposes of the letter to his wife is to ?
Warn her to be prepared for the dangers of sea travel.
Mrs.Rowlandson’s narrative
Emphasizes the author’s reliance on God’s providence
The first consciously American voices began to speak through literature after what major event? (Short ans)
Revolutionary War
Winthrop refers to what two relationships to describe civil or federal liberty? (Short ans)
Wife submission to her husband
Church submission to God
The Puritan diary is considered the basis of what genre of literture? (Short ans)
Autobiography, and Biography
In The Diary, by describing the damage to his house as an “awful providence,” what does Sewall mean? (Short ans)
Providence mean awe inspiring power of God’s providence
