Benefield- Lit Book Unit 2
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- parallelism/parallel structure
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-the repetition of a grammatical structure
-used in poetry and in other writing to emphasize and link related ideas - epitaph
- a short statement about death or a dead person in verse
- persuasion
- writing or speech that attempts to convice a reader to think or act in a particular way
- aphorism
- a general truth or observation about life, usually stated concisely; it is often witty and wise
- autobiography
- a form of nonfiction in which a person tells his or her own life story
- rhetorical question
- a question asked for the effect, not actually requiring and answer
- style
- includes word choice, tone, degree of formality, figurative language, rhythm, grammatical structure, sentence length, organization; every feature of a writer's use of language
- deism
- the view that God creates a well-rounded universe controlled by immutable laws and operating without divine intervention
- Puritanism
- Deism goes against _______.
- rationalism
- the belief that human beings can arrive at truth by using reason, not by using the past, religion, or intuition
- Age of Reason
- Rationalism is also referred to as the ___________.
- rationalists
- People during the Age of Reason were known as _________.
- reason
- Deists believe that God gave man the power of _______.
- Deists
- believe the best form of worship is to do good to others
- literature
- Autobiographies, pamphlets, politics, reality-based, nonfiction, and speeches are all examples of _________.
- Masterpiece
- Ben Franklin's autobiography; it describes the development of a self-made American
- Patrick Henry, Thomas Paine, and Thomas Jefferson
- other examples of writers of the 18th century
- Benjamin Frankiln
- wrote 'The Autobiography' and 'Poor Richard's Almanack'
- Thomas Jefferson
- wrote 'The Declaration of Independence'
- Thomas Paine
- was denied burial in consecrated ground because of his radical ideas about religion
- 16
- number of essay's in Thomas Paine's 'The Crisis'
- Phillis Wheatly
- wrote 'An Hymn to the Evening' and 'To His Excellency General Washington'
- 1775
- year in which Patrick Henry's speech was given
- Richmond, Virginia
- Patrick Henry's speech was given in _________ (location).
- atheist
- Some saw Thomas Paine as an _______.
- 18th Century British poets
- Phillis Wheatley imitated the style of _______.
- Patrick Henry
- the most powerful orator of the American Revolution
- the 'Stamp Act' speech and 'Liberty or Death' speech
- Patrick Henry's most famous speeches