Lame Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

Anne Bradstreet

A

First published poet

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Edward Taylor

A

Americas best Puritan poet

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

John smith

A

Helped lay foundation for American literature

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

The American Revolution period

A

1750-1800

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Writing was meant for

A

Public speaking

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Hector at.john

A

Coined melting pod

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Ben Franklin

A

Wrote poor Richards almanac

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Thomas Jefferson

A

Known for quality writing

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Louisiana purchased

A

Doubled size of Us

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Romantic period

A

1800-1840

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Highest expression of imagination

A

Poetry

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Washington Irving

A

Father of America literature

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Washington Irving wrote

A

The sleepy hollow and rip van winkle

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Nathaniel Hawthorne

A

The dark romantic , wrote scarlet letter

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Edgar Allen Poe

A

Created destructed story

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Herman Melville

A

Wrote move dick

17
Q

American romantic hero

A

Young, innocent

18
Q

Mericanrenaissnc

A

Nature is key

19
Q

Ralph Waldo

A

Transcend

20
Q

Henry David

A

A transcend
His essay inspired MLK AND GHNDI
MEN should govern themselves

21
Q

Walt Whitman

A

A poet

O captain my Captain

22
Q

Emily Dickinson

A

Transcend poet
Goralhobic- afraid to go outside
5 themes - love nature friendship death immortality

23
Q

Louisa May Alcott

A

Wrote little woman

24
Q

Harriet beecherstove

A

Most famous woman of her day

Wrote uncle toms cabin

25
Q

American romantic poets

A

Influenced by European styles
John Henry wads worth fellow
John green leaf whiteer

26
Q

Naturalists

A

Nature nod hereditary
They deny religion
Believed in chance
Believe in deternam

27
Q

Stephen crane

A

Went against everything
Wrote red badge of courage
Works renti war

28
Q

Jack London

A

Rebel it hour a cause

Wolf books

29
Q

Modern period

A

1900-1950
Rejected American Dream
Believed in grceunderpressurd

30
Q

Ernest Hemingway

A

Mordernistwriter

31
Q

Who startedliterature

A

Puritans