HISTORICAL RESEARCH

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VOCABULARY LIST 2

Pyrrhic Meter

Trimeter

Tetrameter

Pentameter

Hexameter

Persona

Conceit

Tone

Voice

Symbolism

Aphorism

Autobiography

Blank verse

Balanced sentence

Rhetorical question

Imagery

Point of view

Prose

Colloquialism

Allegory

Free verse

Anaphora

Genre

Character foil

Novel

Satire

Inversion

Figure of speech

Paraphrase

Conflict

Dialogue

THOMAS PAINE

Read some background on Thomas Paine HERE.

I'm not going to ask you to read the entirety of Common Sense, but do read this excellent summary and take notes as you do.

Read this first part of The Crisis and take notes.

PATRICK HENRY

Read some background on Patrick Henry HERE.

Read his famous "Give me liberty or give me death" speech HERE.

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

Read some background on Ben Franklin HERE, scroll down to "Young Franklin in Boston" to start and then finish at the end of "Poor Richard's Almanack".  Take Notes.

Also, read up on "Poor Richard's Almanack" in more detail HERE and take notes.

Read pages 10 through 13 of Franklin's Autobiography HERE where he recounts his move to Philadelphia.

Read pages 38 to 42 HERE, where he recounts his process for his own moral improvement.

JONATHAN EDWARDS

Read the complete text of "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" HERE and be prepared for a short quiz over it tomorrow.