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Spirituals Frederick Douglass

An Occurrence at Owl Creek

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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)

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The loud clanging sound Farquhar hears is ___

(The ticking of his watch)

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What is “omniscient POV?”

(all-knowing POV, the narrator is outside the story and knows everything about all the characters and events)

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What is the definition of “refrain?”

(A line or lines repeated in a poem or song)

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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.)

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What literary device does Bierce use in section II of“Occurrence at Owl Creek

Bridge?”

(Flashback)

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In spirituals, “Egypt” and “Pharaoh” represent___.

(the South, slavery, and/or the slave master)

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How does Mrs. Auld’s behaviortoward Douglass change?

(She stops teaching and become cruel)

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When Farquhar lands on the bank, he runs into

the forrest because ___

(the soldiers’ bullets are still coming too close.)

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Define “allusion”

(A reference to a well-known character, place, or situation from history or from music, art, or literature)

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Describe the mood created by each of the spirituals.

(Hopeful; people are unjustly oppressed but supported by faith)

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What does Douglass infer fromthe changed Mrs. Auld.

(Slavery made them enemies - not Mr. Auld)

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When Farquhar hears his watch ticking with

an exaggerated intensity, Bierce is using the

point of view known as ___

(third-person limited)

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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