Scarlet Letter Test Flashcards
What was the general genre of puritan literature?
Journals, diaries, and letters that record the greatest adventures of man- opening and settling the western hemisphere
What were the two types of settlers?
Pilgrims and Puritans
Puritans
- Wanted to “purify” the Church of England by simplifying the services and abolishing the presence of anything not in the Bible
-Wanted to eliminate rituals and integrate religion into daily life in a simple way
-Theocracy
-Established Massachusetts Bay Colony
Pilgrims
-Came for religous reasons
-typical settlement was a village community
-arrived at plymouth
-Viewed practices of the Church of England beyond modification and sought to begin all over and separate themselves completely from the church
all natural phenomena are explained as being the will of God. All unnatural occurrences are attributed to witches who are believed to be agents of the devil
Supremacy of Divine Will
because Adam disobeyed God, all humans are naturally depraved. Puritan ministers depict their congregations as being irretrievably damned and entirely sinful in nature.
Depravity of Man
After Adam sinned, a second covenant was made through a sacrifice of Christ, but only a few, the “elect” would benefit. Puritians have no way of knowing whether or not they are of the elect
Doctrine of the elect
Only the elect receive free grace (forgiveness). Free grace can not be attained by good behavior because the elect are arbitrarily chosen
Free grace
The government is controlled by and made up of ministers and church members. The church and civil government are the same.
Theocratic Government
Who’s work was intensely religious focused on salvation, sinfulness, and a love of Christ?
Edward Taylor
Who wrote Huswifery?
Edward Taylor
Who wrote Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God?
Jonathan Edwards
Who’s wrtiing was intense sermons brought about by the Great Awakening?
Jonathan Edwards
Who wrote from the Plymouth Plantation?
William Bradford
Who’s writing was a manuscript that told the history of the pilgrims?
William Bradford
Who wrote Upon the Burning of Our House?
Anne Bradstreet
Who’s writing was poetry that was about religion, religious beliefs, and God?
Anne Bradstreet
style
A manner of doing something.
metaphor
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
allusion
An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
structure
The arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex.
theme
The subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person’s thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.
plain style
something written simple and straightforward
connotation
An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
figurative language
type of communication that does not use a word’s strict or realistic meaning
setting
Where a story takes place
narrator
A person who narrates something, especially a character who recounts the events of a novel or narrative poem.
extended metaphor
a literary term referring to when a writer compares unrelated objects or ideas with figurative language for more than a sentence
conceit
Excessive pride in oneself.
sermon
A talk on a religious or moral subject, especially one given during a church service and based on a passage from the Bible.
persuasion
The action or fact of persuading someone or of being persuaded to do or believe something.
inverted syntax
form of sentence structure that is commonly used to form questions
rhyme scheme
he ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse
non-fiction
based on real events and is the real events
logos
The Word of God, or principle of divine reason and creative order, identified in the Gospel of John with the second person of the Trinity incarnate in Jesus Christ.
ethos
The characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its beliefs and aspirations.
pathos
A quality that evokes pity or sadness.
