Match the author with their description. Not all responses will be used. (2 points)
My account of the Middle Passage created a new genre of narratives.
In 1776, when others were hesitant, I drafted the grievances of the Colonies.
I wrote an account of my voyage across the sea on the Mayflower.
My writing style includes rhyming couplets.
My persuasive writing opposed reconciliation with Great Britain.
The author's name's are: Anne Bradstreet, Olaudah Equiano, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, Captain John Smith, William Bradford
Olaudah Equiano: My account of the Middle Passage created a new genre of narratives.
Thomas Paine: My persuasive writing opposed reconciliation with Great Britain.
Thomas Jefferson: In 1776, when others were hesitant, I drafted the grievances of the Colonies.
William Bradford: I wrote an account of my voyage across the sea on the Mayflower.
Read the following Chippewa song. Identify its purpose.
A loon I thought it was
But it was
My love's splashing oar.
(1 point)
• to persuade
• to inform
• to express
• to analyze
to express
Which of the following statements about early American and Colonial literature is true?
(1 point)
• The literature primarily centers on religious themes.
• The voices of women and minorities are absent from this period.
• Early American and Colonial literature did not exist before the printing press.
• Different authors share similar purposes and genres.
The literature primarily centers on religious themes.
Which of the following is a secondary source?
(1 point)
• an essay about Anne Bradstreet's "To Her Father with Some Verses"
• Common Sense by Thomas Paine
• Of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford
• "On Being Brought from Africa to America" by Phillis Wheatley
an essay about Anne Bradstreet's "To Her Father with Some Verses"
Read the following example. What is the effect of the repetition in these lines?
And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain
Thrilled me - filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before;
So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating
"Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door - Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door; -
This it is, and nothing more,'
(1 point)
• It creates an anxious tone.
• It emphasizes the speaker's friendliness.
• It defines an unknown idea.
• It introduces a new character.
It creates an anxious tone.
Read the following passage. In 3-5 sentences, identify who wrote it. Support your choice with details about the content or style of the passage.
"One day, when all our people were gone out to their works as usual, and only I and my dear sister were left to mind the house, two men and a woman got over our walls, and in a moment seized us both, and, without giving us time to cry out, or make resistance, they stopped our mouths, and ran off with us into the nearest wood. Here they tied our hands, and continued to carry us as far as they could, till night came on, when we reached a small house, where the robbers halted for refreshment, and spent the night. We were then unbound, but were unable to take any food; and, being quite overpowered by fatigue and grief, our only relief was some sleep, which allayed our misfortune for a short time. The next morning we left the house, and continued travelling all the day. For a long time we had kept the woods, but at last we came into a road which I believed I knew. I had now some hopes of being delivered; for we had advanced but a little way before I discovered some people at a distance, on which I began to cry out for their assistance; but my cries had no other effect than to make them tie me faster and stop my mouth, and then they put me into a large sack."