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The Revolutionary Era. 1720 -1800. The Age of Reason. Writers of this period believed that they could manage themselves and their societies without depending upon authorities or past traditions.
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The Revolutionary Era 1720 -1800
The Age of Reason • Writers of this period believed that they could manage themselves and their societies without depending upon authorities or past traditions. • Reason thrived on freedom -- freedom of speech, freedom from arbitrary rulers, freedom to experiment, freedom to question existing laws and institutions.
Contrast with Puritans • Concerned with life here on earth. • Adherents of deism -- a philosophical movement that stressed the perfectibility of man through reason. By the free use of reason, human beings could progress. • Tended to write on science, ethics, or government, rather than religion.
Revolutionary War Literature • Thousands of pamphlets, essays, songs, poems, and speeches. • Puritan writing was private and religious. Revolutionary literature was public and political. • Helped to establish the identity of our country. • Published in newspapers and tacked up around city, placed under doors, and read aloud.
Changes in America • New country and new government. • Arts flourished partly because people were inspired to express their feelings and ideas. • American cities grew and population doubled. • First native American artists, dancers, poets, writers flourished.
Authors of the American Revolution 1750 -1800
Patrick Henry1736 - 1799 • Orator and patriot of American Revolution • Speech on liberty inspired Americans to support the Revolution • Leader in the move-ment to add the Bill of Rights • First governor of Virginia
Thomas Paine1737 - 1809 • Wrote Common Sense in 1776. Sold 100,000 copies in three months. • After a stay in Europe, became unpopular in America and died poverty and neglect.
Thomas Jefferson1743 - 1826 • Renaissance Man of American history -- lawmaker, writer, scientist, architect, musician, inventor. • Third president of the United States. • Doubled size of country with Louisiana Purchase.
Abigail Adams1744- 1818 • Wife of second president, John Adams, and mother of five. • One of the great letter writers. • Early advocate of women’s rights.
Persuasion • Persuasion - a form of speaking or writing that aims to convince an audience to think or act a certain way. Effective writers appeal to reader's emotions and intellect.
Techniques Used in Persuasive Writing • Rhetorical Question - a question that does not call for an answer because the answer is obvious. • Metaphor - compares two unlike things. • Loaded Language - emotionally charged words. • Deductive Reasoning - uses facts to lead the reader to a probable conclusion.
Persuasive Techniques Continued • Allusion - indirect reference to a person, place, event, or work with which the author believes the reader will be familiar. Allusions provide the reader or listener with a deeper understanding of the main ideas. • Concession to the Opposition and Refutation - acknowledge the arguments of those who oppose your view and then tear down these arguments.
Persuasive Techniques Continued • Memorable Line - catchy words or phrase designed to stick with the reader or listener. • Repetition - repeats words or phrases for emphasis. • Parallelism - expresses ideas of equal importance in phrases or sentences that are worded in a similar way.
Persuasive Techniques Continued • Anecdote - a brief story that illustrates a point. • Analogy - extended comparison of two things that have certain similarities. The comparison makes the less familiar object more clear. • Paraphrase - restate someone else's ideas in simple words.
