Answer 1.
The correct answer is:
B. shared ideas.
Explanation:
A literary movement is characterized by shared ideas, it is composed by authors over a similar period of time that develop similar styles in writing, tone and thoughts and are inspired by political and historical events of their time. Literary movements are used to classify literature.
Answer 2.
The correct answer is:
A. American Romanticism.
Explanation:
American Romanticism developed from 1820's to 1860's which was the time when the American Civil War was starting, and new philosophies like realism and naturalism were on their way.
The American Romanticism was the first literary movement in the United States, it was characterized by emotion, love of nature, democracy and freedom. Ralph Waldo Emerson, Walt Whitman, and Nathaniel Hawthorne were some of the most important authors of American Romanticism.
Answer 3.
The correct answer is:
b. Thomas Paine
Explanation:
Thomas Paine published his pamphlet named Common Sense in 1776, in which Paine explained the reasons why the 13 colonies should separate from Great Britain and why the colonies needed a democratic republic. It was written in a way that common people could understand and became a best seller that made a huge influence to start the American Revolution.
