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Am. Lit Test
Am. Lit unit 1 test (vocab, stories, history, authors, and articles)
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Literature
11th Grade
09/13/2007

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Simile
Definition
type of metaphor using like or as
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Metaphor
Definition
comparison where one is as if it is the other
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Analogy
Definition
comparison where two things are alike in one aspect and different in others (direct)
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Symbol
Definition
thing that represents itself and something else
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Conventional Symbol
Definition
a symbol recongnizable to everyone
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Allusion
Definition
rhetorical technique where reference is made to event, people, stories, etc.
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Parallelism
Definition
a rhetorical technique in which a writer emphasizes the equal value or weight of two or more ideas by expressing them in the same grammatical form
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Myth
Definition
a story that explains objects or events in the natural world as resulting form the action of some supernatural force or entity
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Tone
Definition
the emotional attitude toward the reader or toward the subject implied by a literay work
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Mood
Definition
the emotion created in the reader by parts or all of the literary work
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Point of View
Definition
the vantage point from which a story is told
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Aim
Definition
the primary purpose that his or her work is meant to achieve
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Couplet
Definition
a pair of rhyming lines that express a complete thought
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Hyperbole
Definition
an exaggeration made for rhetorical effect
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Oxymoron
Definition
a statement that contradicts itself
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Sight Rhyme
Definition
is a pair of words, generally at the ends of lines of verse, that are spelled similarly but pronounced differently
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Effect
Definition
a literay work is the general impression or emotional impact that it achieves
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Emphasis
Definition
the importance placed on an element in a literary work
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The Iroquois Constitution
Definition
author: Iroquois indians
author facts: n/a
author styles: n/a

nature: peaceful, respectful toward nature
religion: nature is God like
point of view: 1st person
work aspects:

story line: peaceful, leader needs certain aspects

general info: tree
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Song ofthe Sky Loom
Definition
author: Tewa tribe
author facts: n/a
author styles: n/a

nature: song
religion: mother earth, father sky
point of view: writer is child of mother earth and father sky
work aspects:

story line: mother earth and father sky give people what they need (tapestry)

general info:
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The Very Brief Relations of the Devastation of the Indies (Devastation)
Definition
author:Barolome de last Casas
author facts: missionary, but believed what they were doing to the natives was wrong
author styles:

nature: makes Spaniards/Christians look bad
religion: Christian
point of view: 3rd person (Christians)
work aspects:

story line: Christians enslave natives and make them do horrible things and although it is illegal, the judges do nothing because they are making money

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The General History of Virginia
Definition
author: John Smith
author facts: Jamestown Colony
author styles: conceitied

nature: makes Smith look great,helped by natives
religion: Christian
point of view: 1st and 3rd person, conceited
work aspects: if you don't work, you don't eat

story line: captured by natives, escapes, and natives help

general info:
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Of Plymouth Plantation
Definition
author: William Bradford
author facts: came over on Mayflower
author styles:

nature: on boat, landing, Thanksgiving
religion: Puritians
point of view: 3rd person
work aspects:

story line: Puritians on Mayflower, landing, and first Thanksgiving

general info:
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The New England Primer
Definition
author: Anonymous
author facts: n/a
author styles: n/a

nature: alphabet
religion: Puritian
point of view: n/a
work aspects:

story line: rhyming couplets

general info:
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To My Dear and Loving Husband
Definition
author: Anne Bradstreet
author facts: educated as child, wrote poetry as child, came to Americas with husband and brother-in-law published works
author styles:

nature: poem
religion: Puritian
point of view:
work aspects:

story line:love between husband and wife

general info:
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Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
Definition
author: Jonathan Edwards
author facts: minister
author styles:

nature: scary, powerful, supieror
religion: Puritian
point of view: speech
work aspects:

story line: sermon, God could move his hand at any time

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Upon the Burning of Our House
Definition
author: Anne Bradstreet
author facts:
author styles:

nature: poem
religion: Puritian
point of view: 1st person
work aspects:

story line: silent, sorrowing, hope

general info: material possession are not as important as faith/God
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Hellfire and the Limelight
Definition
author: about Jonathan Edwards
author facts:
author styles:

nature: important to religion
religion:
point of view: article
work aspects:

story line:

general info:
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Letters form an American Farmer
Definition
author: Crevecoeur
author facts:
author styles:

nature: article
religion:
point of view:
work aspects:

story line:

general info: what it means to be an America
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