FINAL Flashcards
Although
albeit
of a kind of disposition; gentle or mild
benign
expressed indirectly; hinted; suggested
implied
disbelief
increduility
not changing or capable of being changed
invariably
not diminishing in speed, intensity, 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
unsurping
to entreat; plead; beg
implore
the governor
bellingham
author
hawthorne
hester’s husband
Chillingworth
brought hester bad news
Bristol
illegitimate daughter of hester
pearl
a women 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?
a red letter A
what did the letter stand for?
adultery
describe pearl
beautiful but unusual
what does rev. Dimmesdale’s congregation think of him?
they think he is practically a saint
when they met at the 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
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.
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 colonist
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?
the revolutionary war or the war for independence
Winthrop refers to what two relation ships to describe civil or federal liberty?
wife submits to husband and church submits to Christ
the puritan diary is considered the basis of what genre of literature?
autobiography and biography
in the diary by describing the damage to his house as an awful providence what does seawall mean
the awe inspiring of God’s providential care
What chiefly inspired franklin to write autobiography?
the desire to provide a record of the circumstances of his life for his posterity
according to his autobiography franklin accepted each of the following principles of religion except that
Jesus Christ lived, died, and was resurrected
According to exporting of felons what is the reason England gives for sending convicts to the colonies?
to improve and sufficiently populate the colonies
What event inspired Paine to write the first and most famous of the American crisis papers?
the colonist defeat in the first major battle of the war
Paine excelled at what?
making concepts understanding to the common man
According to Paine in the American crisis God will aid the colonists and not aid the king of England because
the colonies and tried every means possible to avoid war
what made bartram’s travels especially significant?
its emphasis on scientific observation
Philip Freneau has been called early America’s
first truly national poet
A comparison of Freneau poems to those of the puritains
shows a fundamental shift in the view of God and man
On being brought form Africa charges Christians to
remember that God invites all people to come to him for salvation
According to father Abraham in the way to wealth what is much worse than taxation by government?
slothfulness, lazy, and greed
in 1776 paine entered the political controversy between the colonist and England by writing what work?
common sense
in the American crisis to what dies paine specifically refer by the expression what we obtain too cheap we esteem too lightly?
freedom
travels combines a first person narrative of bartrams experiences with scientific descriptions of portions of what region?
southern
what is the literary genre of bartrams travels?
travel literature
what shift in literary emphasis is reflected in Freneau’s poetry?
the shift was from God and man
the new literary spirit of romanticism dominated American literature during what years?
1820-1865
the major romantic writers
strove for universal themes and forms
the romantics believed that the way to improve man was to
remove negative influences from his environment
according to the romantics, d
is understandable through nature
each of the following ideas in central to Unitarianism except
the depravity of man
Irving was the first American writer to emphasize what purpose for writing?
entertainment
during Irving’s time, Americans had an increased interest in literature because
they had more opportunity for leisure pursuits that before
as illustrated by chapter 7 of the deerslayer, a dominant theme in the novel is
initiation
after shooting the indian deerslayer talks to him about each of the following topics
the afterlife, forgiveness, his name
Bryant’s poetry is
Classic in style but romantic in content
What attitude toward death is specifically recommended in the conclusion of thanatopsis?
Calmly accept death
To a waterfowl emphasizes
The importance of perseverance
What writer and work were the first from America to be widely read and respected in both England and the United States?
Washington Irving; sketchbook
What was the American Renaissance?
Five year burst of creativity when we separated from England
What word refers to the romantic view of a perfect world based on either past innocence or future self realization?
Utopia
What literary form did Irving create by combining the narrative tale and the essay of character?
Short story
What two elements of rio van winkle and the legend of sleepy hollow made important contributions to their genre?
Setting and characterization
What is the name of coopers most famous series of novels?
The letter stocking tales
In the introductory poem from Divina commedia, what is longfellows burden?
The death of his second wife
What dialect is particularly significant in the courtin?
New England
Stanza one of old Ironsides focuses on that which many an eye has danced to see. What is this object that is central to homes emotional appeal in this stanza?
The flag
In old Ironsides what is described metaphorically as the meteor of the ocean air that will sweep the clouds no more?
A cannonball
What does first day thoughts express the view of?
That God’s service is pleasant rather than something to be endured
In the introductory poem from Divina commedia, what is longfellows burden?
The death of his second wife
What dialect is particularly significant in the courtin?
New England
Stanza one of old Ironsides focuses on that which many an eye has danced to see. What is this object that is central to homes emotional appeal in this stanza?
The flag
In old Ironsides what is described metaphorically as the meteor of the ocean air that will sweep the clouds no more?
A cannonball
What does first day thoughts express the view of?
That God’s service is pleasant rather than something to be endured
during the time of American romanticism that American literature did what?
matured and the united states won literary independence from England
Irving’s popularity was to a great extent caused by what?
American thirst for cultural independence from Europe
In mezzo cammin what was the tower that Longfellow wanted to build?
poetry
in mezzo cammin the past is compared to what?
a city
What ideas of Whittier are true?
his poetry is detailed picture of rural life, he is the least typical of the new England schools, and he had no poetic training.
what is the primary emotion of Ichabod?
pity
In a fable for critics what does Lowell use?
couplets
what is the tone for a fable for critics?
satirical and genial
what is the lesson chiefly about?
pride
What was the special significance of old ironsides for holmes?
the poem launched his literary career
Longfellow was the first American to receive what from England?
have his bust placed in west minster abbey
What is the meaning of the of the title mezzo cammin?
half way up the road
