| A | B |
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| allegory | story in which characters stand for other people |
| alliteration | repetition of the same consonant sound |
| assonance | repetition of similar vowel sound followed by different consonant sounds |
| climax | point in a plot that creates the greatest intensity |
| conflict | struggle between opposing forces |
| couplet | two consecutive rhyming lines of poetry |
| figurative languge | words that refer to the senses |
| point of view | vantage point from which the writer tells a story |
| foreshadowing | use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen |
| imagery | use of language to evoke a picture |
| irony | discrepancy between appearances and reality |
| metaphor | comparison between 2 unlike things without using like or as |
| myth | anonymous tradition story serves to explain a belief |
| onomatopoeia | use of words whose sound imitates or suggest meaning |
| parallelism | repetition of words or phrases |
| personification | object is given human qualities |
| plot | series of related events |
| quatrain | poem consist of 4 lines |
| simile | comparison between 2 unlike things using like or as |
| theme | main idea |
| tone | attitude the writers takes toward |
| Native Americans passed their literature from generation to generation through | word of mouth; oral tradition |
| Native Americans served to teach, entertain, and | reinforce tribal customs |
| common theme of all Native Americans literature was the close relationship of human beings to | nature |
| Most of the literature of the colonial period is | practical and religious |
| the large number of sermons and religious writings published in Colonial america reflects the importance and influence of | Puritanism |
| He was the head of the Nurse family | Francis Nurse |
| She is a very kind women who is the midwife to the Putnams. | Rebecca Nurse |
| He is the local minister | Parris |
| She is Rev. Parris daughter | Betty |
| She is Parris' Negro slave | Tituba |
| She is Rev. Parris's niece | Abigail |
| Attributed the death of seven of their children to Rebecca Nurse | Putnams |
| She works for the Proctors | Mary Warren |
| He had an affair with Abigail | John Proctor |
| She discovers that John is having an affair | Elizabeth Proctor |
| He is the misister who is called to investigate the witch trials. | Rev. Hale |
| He is the judge at the witch trials | Gov. Danforth |
| During the Revolutionary Period, most literature | was political in nature |
| Many writers urged American | break away from England |
| Franklin's Poor Richard Almanack contained | wise and witty sayings |
| Thomas Jefferson was the author of | the Declaration of Independence |
| Franklin seems eager to portray his | ability to work steadfastly toward his goals |
| Franklin considers moral perfection to be | a state attainable through study and practice |
| Franklin ranks the virtues in an order according to | idea that the mastery on one virtue facilitates the next |
| argue with the referee | expostulate |
| commanded or attendance | enjoined |
| plead on her friend's behalf | intercede |
| fill the air | permeate |
| during the last 1000 years | millennium |
| adapt strict rules | stringent |
| stolen from company funds | peculated |
| urge them to cooperate | exhort |
| cutting words | vitriolic |
| imitate his diction | simulate |
| credit the painting to Picasso | ascribe |
| a buoyant spirit | resilient |
| a leader who exploits | demagogue |
| rebuke the students | castigate |
| a fair distribution of wealth | equitable |
| belligerent rebel forces | insurgent |
| a tendency to boast | propensity |
| disregard advice | flout |
| shatter an illusion | disabuse |
| healthy atmosphere of the park | aura |
| display conspicuously | blazon |
| Jefferson states that the king has established tyranny over the colonies. To back up this statement, Jefferson | list several specific actions of the king |
| Jefferson emphasizes that the colonists | desire a form of self government |
| Jefferson blames America's problems on | the King` |
| The Declaration of Independence shows that Jefferson believes a government keeps the right to govern through | the consent of its citizens |
| In the Declaration of Independence, Jefferso shows that he believes American will | establish a new government |
| Romantic writers rejected rationalism because they believed that | scientific reasoning discouraged intuition and spantaneity |
| The Fireside Poets are known for their | comfortable subjects appealing to families |
| The 5 i of Romanticism are intuition, imagination, inner experience, | innocence and inspiration |
| Romanticism values feeling and intuition over | reason |
| Romanticism champions individual freedom and the worth of the | individual |
| voice | author's individual method of expressing themself |
| "Coyote Finishes His Work" | myth |
| The fire pent up in their own hearts is struggling to break out... | metaphor |
| Franklin's autobiography is written from what point of view. | first person |
| That sun-defying, in its deep ravines; Displays a cross of Snow upon its side | symbolism |
| The common thread of a journey as seen in much of the literature is | theme |
| theocracy | government by religious people |
| monochromatic | consisting of one color |
| finale | the end of a performance |
| triskadecaphobia | fear of the number 13 |
| heliochronometer | sun dial withich measures time |
| transplacental | moving across the placenta |
