Anne Bradstreet and Before Reading

What was the title of Anne Bradstreet's published collection of poems, that was published without her knowing?

• Several Poems Complied with Great Variety of Wit and Learning

• The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America

• The Collected Works of Anne Bradstreet

• Poems of the New World

At what age did Anne Bradstreet marry Simon Bradstreet?

• 20

• 18

• 16

• 22

What effect does a suffix typically have on a word?

• Changes its meaning or grammatical function

• Makes the word longer without changing its meaning

• Removes letters from the original word

• Changes the word into a completely different word

Which ship did Anne Bradstreet sail to New England on?

• The Arbella

• The Mayflower

• The Anne

• The Fortune

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• A literary term for a type of poem

• A direct address to an absent person or thing

• A figure of speech that makes a comparison by relating one thing to another

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• Time crawled as I waited for the news.

• He sat as still as a mouse.

• My heart is like a singing bird.

• Is this a dagger which I see before me?

What does the term 'apostrophe' refer to in literature?

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• A figure of speech where a speaker addresses someone or something not present

• A rewording of a passage

• A type of poem that expresses personal feelings

What was one criticism of Anne Bradstreet's work?

• Her work was too religious.

• She used too many metaphors.

• Her poems were too long.

• She should focus on domestic duties instead of writing.

What does the suffix "-some" generally indicate about a word?

• It makes the word a noun

• It implies a quality or tendency

• It indicates a place

• It makes the word negative

What is a simile?

• A rewording of a passage

• A type of metaphor

• A direct address to an absent person or thing

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'