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Colonialism
If ever two were one, then surely we.
If ever man were loved by wife, then thee;
If ever wife was happy in a man,
Compare with me ye women if you can.
I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold,
Or all the riches that the East doth hold.
My love is such that rivers cannot quench,
Nor ought but love from thee give recompense.
Thy love is such I can no way repay;
The heavens reward thee manifold, I pray.
Then while we live, in love let’s so persever,
That when we live no more we may live ever -
Colonialism III
Important Time Events
Great Awakening (1620)
The French and Indian War (1754-63)
New York City Fires (1741) -
Colonialism II
Anne Bradstreet uses many metaphors to exemplify her devoted love for her husband, Simon. This is a bit different to the other literature at the time. Most of the writing during this feel to the word of God, Anne Bradstreet was committing a sin for writing about something that isn't God. Anne Bradstreet was a happy mother of 12 children, which is very apparent in her poem. -
Colonialism IV
The literature at the time was stuffed with scriptures that mainly focused on the word of God, due to The Great Awakening of 1620, which kicked off the beginning of this Literary Era. Authors such as Anne Bradstreet, Edward Taylor, and Phillis Wheatley were some of the most influential authors of the time. There was little creative freedom then, unlike now. The colony was very young at the time, since it was founded on religious freedom. -
Revolutionary
"Liberty Tree" by Thomas Paine is a poem to exemplify and encourage the name of liberty, potentially for the promotion of the American Revolution. He uses many metaphors such as "In a chariot of light, from the regions of the day, The Goddess of Liberty came,Thomas Paine was a strong patriot during the revolution. He painted the idea of liberty to be a bright and persuasive image to convince the dwindling continental army to keep fighting passionately, for The Goddess of Liberty. -
Revolutionary II
Important Time Events of the Time
The American Revolution (1776-83)
Articles of Confederation (1781-89)
Siege of Yorktown (1781) -
Revolutionary III
The literature of the time was a strong call to man to make a choice. The choices were to remain loyal to the mother country (being Great Britain) or to fight to have a country of their own, being America. Independence was promoted by Thomas Paine, whose literary pamphlet "Common Sense" changed the minds of many in order to fight for America's independence of Great Britain's taxation without representation. -
Romanticism
"The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe is a long poem in four parts basically showing how Poe is delusional, to where he hallucinated that he saw people living in the bells of his local chapel. He uses repetition so we can see the madness that he is going through.
The literature of this time focus on the expansion of the US. Since there was so much advancement in the US at the time, it left room for the spirit and intuition of the human spirit to manifest itself in the form of literature. -
Romanticism II
Important Time Periods of the Time
Louisiana Purchase (1802)
War of 1812 (1812)
Mexican American War (1846) -
Realism
“Hope” is the thing with feathers -
That perches in the soul -
And sings the tune without the words -
And never stops - at all - And sweetest - in the Gale - is heard -
And sore must be the storm -
That could abash the little Bird
That kept so many warm - I’ve heard it in the chillest land -
And on the strangest Sea -
Yet - never - in Extremity,
It asked a crumb - of me. -
Realism II
Emily Dickinson grew up during harsh American times, like the Civil War, she used a metaphor of a bird to exemplify hope.
The Literature of the time faced the cruel reality of the world The US was during times of War. Many authors such as Paul Laurence, Dunbar, and Emily Dickinson used writing as a tool to share messages and pledges to the world.
Important Events
The Civil War (1861-1865)
Abraham Lincoln Inauguration (1861)
Lincoln Assassination (1865) -
Modernism
The Great Depression (1929 – 1939)
World War II (1939 –1945)
Dust Bowl (1930 – 1936)
The Poem "It is a Small Plant" by William Carlos Williams is a metaphor for how we should protect the world, the world went through many man made environmental issues such as The Atomic Bombs of World War II and The Dust Bowl. He compares the Earth to a small delicate plant that needs to be taken care of. -
Modernism II
The literature of the time was taken over by many points of views, being that the government of the time was so involved in people's lives. Issues such as Women's Suffrage, pollution, temperance, racism and segregation was scattered all over history. Everyone had something to say, and with everything going on it's easy to see why. -
Post Modernism
"Stopping By Woods" is a poem made to represent the delights of the outdoors. Being the environmental protection movement was in full force during the time. This poem shows the particular beauty that winter held. Every time period had a charm for him, since nature always changes.
Important things during the time
Environmental Protection Agency established (1970)
Korean War (1953)
Second Red Scare (1940-1950)
Watergate (1972) -
Post Modernism II
The Post Modernism period is worlds more diverse than the colonial. People write about whatever issues or delights they please. It's all an issue with free speech, which was much more limited back then than it is now. Issues shape what will be written.
