Respuesta :
1: Match the letter of the author with his or her description. Not all letters will be used.
1. a William Bradford2. e Thomas Paine3. c Anne Bradstreet4. f Thomas Jefferson5. d Olaudah Equiano
6. The following words share a denotative meaning. Which one has a negative connotation?
d. demanding
7. Read the following Chippewa song. Identify its purpose. A loom I thought it was But it was My love's splashing oar.
c. to express
8. Which of the following statements about early American and Colonial literature is true?
d. Different authors share similar purposes and genres.
9. Which of the following is a primary source form early American and colonial literature?
c. "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards
10. Which of the following phrases best defines stanza?
c. a collection of lines in a poem
1. a William Bradford2. e Thomas Paine3. c Anne Bradstreet4. f Thomas Jefferson5. d Olaudah Equiano
6. The following words share a denotative meaning. Which one has a negative connotation?
d. demanding
7. Read the following Chippewa song. Identify its purpose. A loom I thought it was But it was My love's splashing oar.
c. to express
8. Which of the following statements about early American and Colonial literature is true?
d. Different authors share similar purposes and genres.
9. Which of the following is a primary source form early American and colonial literature?
c. "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards
10. Which of the following phrases best defines stanza?
c. a collection of lines in a poem
Answer:
The right answers are the following ones.
Explanation:
1.
A. William Bradford - 1. I wrote an account of my voyage across the sea on the Mayflower.
C. Anne Bradstreet - 3. My writing style includes rhyming couplets.
D. Okaudah Equiano - 5. My account of the Middle Passage created a new genre of narratives.
E. Thomas Paine - My persuasive writing opposed reconciliation with Great Britain.
F. Thomas Jefferson - In 1776, when otheres were hesitant, I drafted the grievances of the Colonies.
2.
The one with the negative connotation is demanding, that means something that implies or requires a lot effort.
3.
The purpose of this song is to express, it an example of the begginning of the American literature that was transmited orally, in different ways such as tales and lyrics like songs.
4.
One of the common topics of the American and Colonial literature is the religion. There were not a lot of themes, some of them were travel writing, historical writing and of course religious writing.
5.
One of the primary sources from the literature of that period is "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" that was a sermon given by Jonathan Edwards who was a British Christian from the time of the colony. This sermon had the intention to show that Hell is real.
6.
A stanza is: A collection of lines in a poem. Depending on the kind of stanza, they can be fixed by the length or meter.