historia lit

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1. John Smith is remembered for writing a book entitled
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The General History of Virginia”
2. William Bradford is remembered for writing a book entitled
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Of Plymouth Plantation
3. What religious spirit underlies Bradford’s work
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The Puritan Doctrine
4. Samuel Sewall is remembered for writing a book entitled
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The Diary
5. Which of the above mentioned writers represents which outlook on life:
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which
an earthly outlook
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John Smith
a rigidly religious
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William Bradford
a combination of religious and earthly sentiments
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Samuel Sewall
6. In which of the discussed poems does Anne Bradstreet combine earthly and religious concerns
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Here Follows Some Verses upon the Burning of Our House June 10th 1666.
7. What feelings does she express in the poem?
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sorrow protest lack of acceptation of situation
8. Is her poetry traditional or innovative?
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innovative
9. Did she write non-religious poems
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Yes-realistic about everyday life
10. What is “metaphysical” about Edward Taylor’s poetry
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the poems are as sonnets - contain the conceits and image patterns
11. How did his metaphysical poetry differ from metaphysical poetry written by British poets of the time
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by spiritual intensity of New England Puritans
12. What metaphor does Taylor use in his poem “Huswifery
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the spinning wheel
13. What is the subject matter of the poem
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housework, household tasks typical for women
14. What literary genre does Jonathan Edwards’ “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” represent
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the sermon
15. What is the image of God that Edwards presents
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God is vengeful but just
16. What does he compare poor sinners to
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thorns
17. What makes Edwards a man of the Enlightenment
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he used the empirical approachin evaluating religious truths he recognized man’s free will
18. What is Benjamin Franklin’s most famous book
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the Autobiography
19. What is its literary character
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narrative memoirs
20. Define the Franklinian “self-made man.” What typically American belief/ideology did it give rise to
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the dream of success

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