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American Experience in Literature

Contains terms and characters studied first Semester in American Experience in Literature.

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verbalironywhat is said is not what is meant
ironyofsituationwhat happens is not expected
dramaticironythe reader/audience knows what the characters do not
stereotypea common perception of characters
characterizationqualities a character possesses
romanticisman era of writing with an emphasis on nature and the individual
abigailwilliamsshe started the witch trials with an eye for revenge
tomwalkerhe met the devil and became a usurer
johnprocterhe saved his good name
deerslayerhe withstood the test of the tomahawk
younggoodmanbrownhe met the devil and became bitter and suspicious of everyone
devilhe is known as "old scratch", or "the black man"
witchesPuritans believed that these creatures signed the devils book and were working in the world
revengeit is a theme of many stories we have read
amontilladoa type of wine
fortunatohe was lured to his death in a dungeon
montressorhis name means "my treasure"
flatcharacterthis type of character has no dimensions or real personality
roundcharacterthis type of character exhibits many diverse traits, not just one
hopfroghe got revenge on the king by immolation
tonethis literary term refers to the author's voice, or attitude about what is written
gothica style often found in Romanticism, which emphasizes the grotesque, mysterious, or desolate

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