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Review for Civil War Era Literature. The following texts are reviewed: Ambrose Bierce's "Am Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge," spirituals, and Frederick Douglass's "My Bondage, My Freedom."
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Spirituals Frederick Douglass
An Occurrence at Owl Creek
BridgeSurprise!
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Spirituals were also referred to as ____.
(sorrow songs)
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What is the name of Frederick’s autobiography read in class?
(My Bondage, My Freedom)
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In “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,” Farquhar is to be hanged as a ___
(spy)
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During this era,who were the two poets that
altered the course of American Literature?
(Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson)
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Many spirituals followed a ___pattern in which a leader sangthe verses and was answered
by a group of singers
(Call-and-Response)
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How does Mrs. Auld treat Douglass when he first arrives?
(With kindness - She helps him learn to read)
2,3
The loud clanging sound Farquhar hears is ___
(The ticking of his watch)
2,4
What is “omniscient POV?”
(all-knowing POV, the narrator is outside the story and knows everything about all the characters and events)
3,1
What is the definition of “refrain?”
(A line or lines repeated in a poem or song)
3,2
What effect did learning to readhave on Douglass’s ideas
and behavior?
(He understood relations between enslaved persons and slaveholders, was inspired to learn more, and was
discontent because of his knowledge)
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How do readers know that Farquhar was caught?
(Readers learn the man he talked to was a Federal Scout.)
3,4
What literary device does Bierce use in section II of“Occurrence at Owl Creek
Bridge?”
(Flashback)
4,1
In spirituals, “Egypt” and “Pharaoh” represent___.
(the South, slavery, and/or the slave master)
4,2
How does Mrs. Auld’s behaviortoward Douglass change?
(She stops teaching and become cruel)
4,3
When Farquhar lands on the bank, he runs into
the forrest because ___
(the soldiers’ bullets are still coming too close.)
4,4
Define “allusion”
(A reference to a well-known character, place, or situation from history or from music, art, or literature)
5,1
Describe the mood created by each of the spirituals.
(Hopeful; people are unjustly oppressed but supported by faith)
5,2
What does Douglass infer fromthe changed Mrs. Auld.
(Slavery made them enemies - not Mr. Auld)
5,3
When Farquhar hears his watch ticking with
an exaggerated intensity, Bierce is using the
point of view known as ___
(third-person limited)
5,4
Compare Dickinson and Whitman’s poetry
(I would reference the textbook)
(While Whitman found poetry in the lives of everyday Americans, Dickinson observed life from her bedroom window, composing poetry that could turn ordinary into
the deeply meaningful)
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• What is the definition of trepidation?
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•Nervous anticipation; anxiety
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• What is the definition of ENTERPRISING?
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Showing energy and initiative, especially in beginning new
projects
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• What is the definition of REPOSE?
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•Relaxation; tranquility; eternal rest
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• What is the definition of obliquely?
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• in a slanting or sloping direction
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What is the definition of INTERPOSE?
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•To intrude, intervene, or to put oneself between
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•What is the definition of AFFLICTION
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• Great suffering, distress, or its cause
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Jeopardy Question!!!(5 POINTS)
• Please list the five reasons why spirituals were sung
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1. Expression of democratic values and community solidarity
2. Singing was a source of inspiration and motivation
3. Singing spirituals was also an expression of protest
4. Coded communication (Underground Railroad)
5. Preserved the oral and African traditions