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A Year in Review

English 11

Quick and Dirty


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Colonialism

Ch.1 Puritans Bible provided the model for writing.

The individual life was a journey towards

salvation Looked for biblical events in their own lives

Diaries and histories were the most commonform of literary expression

Favored a plain style of writing. Admiredclarity of expression frowned up complicatedspeech.


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Romantics

Ch. 2Irving, Emerson,Hawthorne & Poe

Values feelings and intuition over reason

Places faith in inner experience and power of the imagination

Shuns the artificiality of civilization

Seeks unspoiled nature Prefers youthful innocence to education

Champions individual freedom

Reflects on natures beauty as a path to spiritual moraldevelopment

Looks backward to wisdom of the past

Finds beauty and truth in exotic locations

See poetry as the highest expression of the imagination

Finds inspiration in myth or legends


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TranscendentalismCh. 2 cont. Thoreau, Gandhi, King

Everything in the world, including humanbeings is a reflection of the divine soul

Physical facts of the natural world are adoorway to the spiritual or ideal world

People can use their intuition to behold Godsspirit

Self-reliance and individualism must outweighexternal authority

Spontaneous feelings and intuition aresuperior to deliberate intellectualism and

rationality


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American MastersChapter 3 Whitman & Dickinson

Whitman: Cadence (rhythm) is the basis for his

free verse poetry (no rhyme or meter)

Wasnt considered a Road Scholar; published

his own material

Wrote about EVERYTHING he saw or

experienced

Made simple speech lyrical helped broaden thegrand design of epic poetry {like with Leaves of

Grass}

Pablo Nerudafollows Whitmans style, but usesStream of consciousness from the modern era too


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American MastersChapter 3 Whitman & Dickinson

Dickinson: A social young woman whoeventually chose the life of a recluse.

Majority of her poetry is written in the four line

ballad or common meter stanza used forprotestant hymns {the first and third lines ofthe stanza have four beats each and may ormay not rhyme; the second and fourth lines

have three beats and rhyme} God, eternity, death and the soul were all

major themes in Dickinsons poetry

Was religious, but does not favor one specific

religion in her poetry


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RealismChapter 4

Twain, Chopin, Cather

Rejection of the idealized larger-than-life hero of Romantic

literature

Detailed depiction of ordinary characters or realistic events

Emphasis on characters from cities and lower classes

Avoidance of the exotic, sensational and overly dramatic

Use of everyday speech patterns to reveal class distinction

Focuses on the ethical struggles and social issues of real-life situations

Think Holden Caulfield and John {from the Crucible}


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NaturalismChapter 4

Twain, Cather, Chopin, Douglas and Jacobs

Attempt to analyze human behavior

objectively, as a scientist would

Belief that human behavior isdetermined by heredity and

environment

Sense that human beings cannotcontrol their own destinies

Sense of life as losing battle against an

uncaring universe


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ModernismChapter 5

Pound, Eliot, Cummings, Fitzgerald, Hemingway &Faulkner

Bold experimentation in style and form, reflecting the

fragmentation of society

Rejection of traditional themes subjects and forms

Disillusionment and loss of faith in the American Dream Rejects sentimentality and artificiality

Rejects the ideal hero as infallible in favor for a hero who is

flawed

Interest in the inner working of the human mindexpressed

through a new narrative technique such as stream of

consciousness {moment-by-moment flow of characters

thoughts} This is totally Holdenhe is a never ending stream

Revolt against the spiritual debasement of the modern world


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Stuff You Forgot You Knew

Ethos-ethical appeal {means convincing

by the character of the author. We tend

to believe people whom we respect}

Pathos- means persuading by

appealing to the reader's emotions

Logos-means persuading by the use of

reasoning


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More

Stuff You Forgot You Knew Parody-a humorous, satirical, or burlesque

imitation of a person, event, or serious

work {think Simpsons} Pastoral- referring to the purity and

simplicity of shepherds life

Satire-literature that mocks socialconventions---first make people laugh, and

then make them think


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More, More

Stuff You forgot You Knew Memoir-an account of the author's personal

experiences

Enamored-To inspire with love; captivate Rhetorical-A question to which no answer is

expected

Witty-cleverly amusing; very clever andhumorous

Irony-use of words to convey the opposite of

their literal meaning


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Bibliography/Work Cited

Remember: Work Cited or Bibliography

has authors listed by LAST name in

alphabetical order.Works Cited

Adams, Paul. "Furious Arafat Is Freed." Globe and Mail [Toronto] 2 May

2002: A1+.

"Beginner Tip: Presenting Your Page with Style." Webmaster Tips Newsletter.

July 2000. NetMechanic. 13 Oct. 2002 .

Collins, Ronald K.L., and David M. Skover. The Trials of Lenny Bruce: The

Fall and Rise of an American Icon. Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks, 2002.

Continelli, Louise. "A Place for Owls to Heal." Buffalo News 12 Jan. 2003: C2.


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Bibliography/Work Cited Annotated Bibliographies are set up the same way--they just include

a brief summary about the article or book.

Acuna, Rodolfo. Anything But Mexican : Chicanos in Contemporary Los Angeles.New York: Verso, 1996. Print.

Provides a focused perspective on the role of the Chicana in the workforce and

education through the use of historical documents. Includes relevant evidence about

the contributions of Chicanas to the Chicana/o movement throughout Southwest

history with examples from education, politics, and the economy. Addresses pertinent

social justice issues and responses by both the Chicana/o and the anglo populations.

Occupied America : A History of Chicanos. New York : Longman, 2000. Print.

Described the gender inequality within the Chicano Movement and the impact of

Chicana feminism on the overall progress of 1970s social actions. Comprehensive

coverage of the Chicana/o history with a careful examination and analysis of key

events and players in the quest for ethnic and gender equality.


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EEEKKKK Hyphens

Hyphenated words give you the willies? Well, here

is the quick and dirty rule to see if a phrase needs

a hyphen or not:If it comes before a noun--hyphenate

Usually the hyphenated word changes the

meaning of the word for example:hot-water bottle implies that this is a bottle that holds

hot water

hot water bottle implies that this bottle is hot with

water in it

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