English III Test Review: Puritan/Revolutionary Period
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“Here Follow Some Verses upon the Burning of Our House, July 10, 1666, ” Anne
Bradstreet – emotional range/movement, final conclusions, extended metaphor of a
second “house,” allusion to Job, Psalm 23
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“Huswifery,” Edward Taylor—meaning of title, extended metaphor of cloth-making,
Puritan ideas (God’s grace, etc.), whom the speaker addresses
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Conceit, extended metaphor, inversion, meter/rhyme
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Jonathan Edwards – “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” – tone,
purpose/message, metaphors, images, parallel constructions, repetition
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Jonathan Edwards—“Sarah Pierrepont” and “My Sense of Divine Things,” journal
entries, context, compare/contrast tone, style, message with his sermon
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Benjamin Franklin— Autobiography—narrative, style, tone, perspective,
understanding of virtue and how to attain it (and contrast/compare with Aristotle)
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Benjamin Franklin—Poor Richard’s Almanac—aphorisms—what they are, how they
work, tone, persona of Poor Richard, etc.
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Basic introductory bios for each of the writers (in book), be able to name the
authors of the works, be able to give approximate dates or date ranges for works
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Patrick Henry—“Speech to the Virginia Convention,” March 23, 1775. Pathos/logos,
hyperbole, “either/or fallacy,” figurative language, metaphor, image, “periodic
sentence,” repetition, purpose/message, tone, rhetorical question, allusions,
acknowledgement of contrary opinions, closing line.
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Thomas Paine—“The Crisis, No.1” – Context? December 1776. Purpose/message,
intended audience, what does the piece need to accomplish/convince people of,
sense of common cause/suffering, home field advantage, religious message/God’s
favor, militia vs. army. flame of liberty metaphor, use of 1st person plural and 2nd
person (and switch thereof), ad hominem against King George III, (p.110 “individual
villain”), opening line, opening images,
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Be prepared to analyze passages of text. Be prepared to answer factual/objective
questions.