Match the word to a synonym.
1. affect entangle
2. disregard unhappy
3. cheap burdensome
4. involve shabby
5. sad frighten
6. scare influence
7. heavy ignore

Published in 1849, by was inspired by the writer's experience of being arrested when he refused to pay a $1 poll tax as a protest against the mexican-american war.

Nature is a recurring theme in early american literature. what view of nature does phillis wheatley provide in "an hymn to the evening"

3. of all the characters highlighted in the works included in this unit, which one did you relate to or identify with the most in terms of his or her struggles and conflicts? why? what was it about this character that made him or her affect you as he or she did? be sure to point to specific examples from the work to support your response.