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Reading Comprehension Check
1. In lines 1-10 does Adams’s letter concern itself with
private or public issues? What does she say about
the relationship between the private and public?
2. What inconsistency in the attitudes of the times
does Abigail Adams point out in lines 32-40?
3. Identify key words that illustrate Adams use of
formal diction and what does her tone and say
about the time period and/or role of women.
4. How does Wheatley’s style differ from Adams?
5. Illustrate some aspects of her diction, and analyze
what this says about her view of women in society.
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article and your thought about whether
the revolt is justified.
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The comparison of
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to create an
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appeals?
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someone that is
known from
history, literature,
religion, etc.
What is
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that stresses
simplicity.
What is plain
style?
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words or phrases
that have similar
grammatical
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What is
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events that make
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What is plot?
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Word choice,
imagery, and
sentence
structure help
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author’s style?
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between what is
expected and
what actually
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What is irony?
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the centuries that
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contrasting words or clauses
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among ideas.
What is antithesis?
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“For sorrow near I
did not look” is an
example of what
literary device?
What is
inversion?
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example of what type of
appeal?
What is appeal
to emotional
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“The coach told the players
that they should get a lot of
sleep, not eat too much,
and do some warm-up
exercises before the game”
is an example of what type
of sentence?
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parallel?
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redemption is possible, it is
an injustice to the victims
that he be allowed to live.” is
an example of what type of
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white for hell.” is an
example of what?
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antithesis?
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Key saw how british
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British?
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Because Columbus
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holiday.
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there to their?
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After two terms as
vice president
Adams became
president.
What is place a
comma after
president.
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John Adams, along with his
cousin Samuel, were
selected to be a
Massachusetts delegate to
both the First and Second
Continental Congresses
What is change
were to was.
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Adams wrote during his
life, not only to further
the revolution but also
in corresponding with
his wife, Abigail.
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corresponding to to
correspond?
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Puritan’s main reason
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search for
religious
freedom from
the Church of
England?
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What was the
writing style of
the early
American
settlers ?
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letters,
reports, and
chronicles of
early American
life ?
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For what was
Cotton Mather
best known?
What was his
documentation of
the Salem Witch
trails and the
inoculation of
smallpox?
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How did the
Enlightenment
movement alter
early American
literature?
What is it provided
new themes for
writing and caused
authors to change
their style of writing
(ex. Pamphlets)
Why was Alvar Nunez
Cabeza de Vaca’s
accounts influential to
early American
literature?
What is it provided
first-hand accounts
of the Native
Americans in a
non-subjective
light.
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Edwards uses what
type of appeal to
convince natural
men to accept God
openly?
What is
emotional and
(limited
logical)?
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influence a text?
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in the
development of
the author’s
tone?
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The belief people must
live life in a “saintly”
manner.
What is
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Words such as
cowardly, impious,
bleak are examples
of what?
What is loaded
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knowledge of
historical context
benefit the reader?
What is by helping to
understand author’s
purpose, draw insight
about characters, or
develop a base-line
reference for a
reading.
When an
argument is
made against
your claim.
This is called
what?
What is
counterclaim?