Question 1

Who wrote this?
"...the bullets flying thick, one went through my side, and the same through the bowels and hand of my dear child in my arms. One of my elder sisters' children, named William, had his leg broken, which the Indians perceiving..."

Accepted Answer

Mary Rowlandson. Mary Rowlandson wrote about personal events and encounters with the Indians. She added emotions to her writing styles to let the audience connect with the way she felt about watching her family die in front of her.

Question 2

Who wrote this?
"The place they had thoughts on was some of those vast and unpeopled countries in America, which are fruitful and fit for habitation, being devoid of all civil inhabitants, where there are only savages and brutish men."

Accepted Answer

William Bradford

Question 3

"There's wealth enough; I need no more/ Farewell my pelf; farewell, my store./ The world no longer let me love;/ My hope and Treasure lies above."
Who wrote this?

Accepted Answer

Anne Bradstreet..in this section of her poem, her house was burned down due to the Indians attacking her town . After she loses everything including her family and friends, she still gives all the glory to God. She believes that this is a test.

Question 4

"So that, thus it is that natural men are held in the hand of God, over the pit of hell; they have deserved the fiery pit, and are already sentenced to it; and God is dreadfully provoked, his anger is as great towards them as to those..." Who wrote it?

Accepted Answer

Jonathan Edwards..he used scare tactics to make his community return to the church. He only used the old testament to show the wrath of God.

Question 5

"It was answered, that all great and honorable actions are accompanied with great difficulties, and must be both enterprised and overcome with answerable courage. It was granted the dangers were great, but not desperate; the difficulties were many..who?

Accepted Answer

William Bradford..he was the first Puritan writer to depict the journey on the Mayflower that traveled from Holland. He wrote in "plain style" as most writers did. he didn't use figurative language to convey his message. He wrote straight to the point.

Question 6

"1. That they were always exposed to destruction; as one that stands or walks in slippery places is always exposed to fall. This is implied in the manner of their destruction coming upon them, being represented by their foot sliding..." Who?

Accepted Answer

Jonathan Edwards..he would use verses "Psalm 73:18". He used verses from the Old Testament to show the anger God possessed, but he never never used the New Testament. Scare Tactics

Question 7

What year marks the beginning of American literature?

Accepted Answer

1620

Question 8

Who was the first Puritan writer (because he/she started writing while on the Mayflower)

Accepted Answer

William Bradford

Question 9

Who was the first American poet published (one of our Puritans)

Accepted Answer

Anne Bradstreet

Question 10

Who was voted out as the pastor of the church, which gives us the date of the end of Puritanism (1750)

Accepted Answer

Jonathan Edwards

Question 11

Which of the Puritan writers was directly effected by King Phillips War?

Accepted Answer

Mary Rowlandson

Question 12

Who is your favorite Puritan Writer? Why

Accepted Answer

Anne Bradstreet:
influential figure for all women, always gave glory to God. she lost everything but stayed strong in her life for she knew her reward was in Heaven.

Question 13

connect something from the Puritans to the Road.

Accepted Answer

both prayed to God for mercy, healing, safety. thanking God that they were alive. Also Cormac McCarthy wrote straight the the point.

Question 14

Close reading

Accepted Answer

When analyzing the text you use..annotating and focusing on details that the author offers.

Question 15

Foreshadowing

Accepted Answer

clues that are given in the text that predicts events that are to occur in the future

Question 16

Symbolism

Accepted Answer

points beyond itself to something else, participates in that to which it points, opens levels of reality which otherwise are closed for us. unlocks dimensions and elements of our souls.

Question	Answer
Who wrote this? "...the bullets flying thick, one went through my side, and the same through the bowels and hand of my dear child in my arms. One of my elder sisters' children, named William, had his leg broken, which the Indians perceiving..."	Mary Rowlandson. Mary Rowlandson wrote about personal events and encounters with the Indians. She added emotions to her writing styles to let the audience connect with the way she felt about watching her family die in front of her.
Who wrote this? "The place they had thoughts on was some of those vast and unpeopled countries in America, which are fruitful and fit for habitation, being devoid of all civil inhabitants, where there are only savages and brutish men."	William Bradford
"There's wealth enough; I need no more/ Farewell my pelf; farewell, my store./ The world no longer let me love;/ My hope and Treasure lies above." Who wrote this?	Anne Bradstreet..in this section of her poem, her house was burned down due to the Indians attacking her town . After she loses everything including her family and friends, she still gives all the glory to God. She believes that this is a test.
"So that, thus it is that natural men are held in the hand of God, over the pit of hell; they have deserved the fiery pit, and are already sentenced to it; and God is dreadfully provoked, his anger is as great towards them as to those..." Who wrote it?	Jonathan Edwards..he used scare tactics to make his community return to the church. He only used the old testament to show the wrath of God.
"It was answered, that all great and honorable actions are accompanied with great difficulties, and must be both enterprised and overcome with answerable courage. It was granted the dangers were great, but not desperate; the difficulties were many..who?	William Bradford..he was the first Puritan writer to depict the journey on the Mayflower that traveled from Holland. He wrote in "plain style" as most writers did. he didn't use figurative language to convey his message. He wrote straight to the point.
"1. That they were always exposed to destruction; as one that stands or walks in slippery places is always exposed to fall. This is implied in the manner of their destruction coming upon them, being represented by their foot sliding..." Who?	Jonathan Edwards..he would use verses "Psalm 73:18". He used verses from the Old Testament to show the anger God possessed, but he never never used the New Testament. Scare Tactics
What year marks the beginning of American literature?	1620
Who was the first Puritan writer (because he/she started writing while on the Mayflower)	William Bradford
Who was the first American poet published (one of our Puritans)	Anne Bradstreet
Who was voted out as the pastor of the church, which gives us the date of the end of Puritanism (1750)	Jonathan Edwards
Which of the Puritan writers was directly effected by King Phillips War?	Mary Rowlandson
Who is your favorite Puritan Writer? Why	Anne Bradstreet: influential figure for all women, always gave glory to God. she lost everything but stayed strong in her life for she knew her reward was in Heaven.
connect something from the Puritans to the Road.	both prayed to God for mercy, healing, safety. thanking God that they were alive. Also Cormac McCarthy wrote straight the the point.
Close reading	When analyzing the text you use..annotating and focusing on details that the author offers.
Foreshadowing	clues that are given in the text that predicts events that are to occur in the future
Symbolism	points beyond itself to something else, participates in that to which it points, opens levels of reality which otherwise are closed for us. unlocks dimensions and elements of our souls.

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